#E8D46D#E8D46D
#E8D46D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.653; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.126 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8D46D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 212, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 73%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 53%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 53%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.66, -5.97, 52.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.66, 53.18, 96.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.58% -0.0187 0.1244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.58% 0.126 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5845, 65.3493, 23.9401) |
| Luminance | 0.6535 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.08
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.57
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.77
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.03
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.08
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8D46D #6D81E8
analogous
#E8976D #E8D46D #BFE86D
triadic
#E8D46D #6DE8D4 #D46DE8
tetradic
#E8D46D #6DE897 #6D81E8 #E86DBF
square
#E8D46D #6DE897 #6D81E8 #E86DBF
split-complementary
#E8D46D #6DBFE8 #976DE8
monochromatic
#BDA31E #E0C438 #E8D46D #F0E4A2 #F9F3D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E8D46D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.07
#E8D46D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8D46D
14.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8D46D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8D46D | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.07 | 14.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CF63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD772
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8C7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8d46d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 212, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.126 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2e199',
500: '#e8d46d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8d46d; $custom-light: #f2e199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8d46d",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 212,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.244,
"s": 72.781,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86575,
"c": 0.12577,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.65347
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8D46D
secondary
#3D52BC
accent
#31D511
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F