#E8D466#E8D466
#E8D466 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.652; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.132 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8D466 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 212, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 74%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 56%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 56%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.59, -6.52, 56.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.59, 56.39, 96.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.49% -0.021 0.1305) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.49% 0.132 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.2226, 65.2045, 22.0340) |
| Luminance | 0.6520 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.72
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.81
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.86
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.89
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.97
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8D466 #667AE8
analogous
#E89366 #E8D466 #BBE866
triadic
#E8D466 #66E8D4 #D466E8
tetradic
#E8D466 #66E893 #667AE8 #E866BB
square
#E8D466 #66E893 #667AE8 #E866BB
split-complementary
#E8D466 #66BBE8 #9366E8
monochromatic
#B8A01C #E0C531 #E8D466 #F0E39B #F8F2D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E8D466 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.04
#E8D466 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8D466
14.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8D466 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8D466 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.04 | 14.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CF5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD66B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8C7BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8d466; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 212, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.132 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2e195',
500: '#e8d466',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8d466; $custom-light: #f2e195; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8d466",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 212,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.769,
"s": 73.864,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86493,
"c": 0.13219,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.65202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8D466
secondary
#3A4EB8
accent
#2ED610
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F