#E7E566#E7E566
#E7E566 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.740; OKLCH L 89.9% C 0.148 H 108.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7E566 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 229, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 73%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 56%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 55.8%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.92, -15.42, 60.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.92, 62.83, 104.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.91% -0.0464 0.141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.91% 0.148 108.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.3744, 73.9886, 23.5107) |
| Luminance | 0.7399 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.53
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.92
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.03
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.30
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.90
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7E566 #6668E7
analogous
#E7A566 #E7E566 #A8E766
triadic
#E7E566 #66E7E5 #E566E7
tetradic
#E7E566 #66E7A5 #6668E7 #E766A8
square
#E7E566 #66E7A5 #6668E7 #E766A8
split-complementary
#E7E566 #66A8E7 #A566E7
monochromatic
#B6B41D #DFDC31 #E7E566 #EFEE9B #F8F7D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#E7E566 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.80
#E7E566 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7E566
15.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7E566 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7E566 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.80 | 15.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DD59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E26D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6D8C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7e566; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 229, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.9% 0.148 108.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1ed96',
500: '#e7e566',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7e566; $custom-light: #f1ed96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7e566",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 229,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.07,
"s": 72.881,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89912,
"c": 0.14848,
"h": 108.2
},
"luminance": 0.73987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7E566
secondary
#3B3DB6
accent
#14D511
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F