#E7E686#E7E686
#E7E686 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.753; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.119 H 108.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7E686 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 230, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 67%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 42%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 42%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.54, -13.13, 46.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.54, 48.57, 105.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.52% -0.0367 0.1129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.52% 0.119 108) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.5560, 75.3052, 33.6316) |
| Luminance | 0.7530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.53
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.36
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.49
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 5.12
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.13
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7E686 #8687E7
analogous
#E7B686 #E7E686 #B8E786
triadic
#E7E686 #86E7E6 #E686E7
tetradic
#E7E686 #86E7B6 #8687E7 #E786B8
square
#E7E686 #86E7B6 #8687E7 #E786B8
split-complementary
#E7E686 #86B8E7 #B686E7
monochromatic
#CAC928 #DDDB53 #E7E686 #F1F1B9 #FAFAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#E7E686 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.06
#E7E686 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7E686
16.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7E686 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7E686 | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.06 | 16.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DF7E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E38A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3DBCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7e686; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 230, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.119 108.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0edab',
500: '#e7e686',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7e686; $custom-light: #f0edab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7e686",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 230,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.381,
"s": 66.897,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90521,
"c": 0.11872,
"h": 108
},
"luminance": 0.75304
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7E686
secondary
#5152C0
accent
#19CF17
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858481