#E8D86D#E8D86D
#E8D86D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.674; OKLCH L 87.4% C 0.129 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8D86D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 216, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 73%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 53%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 53%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.69, -7.99, 54.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.69, 54.64, 98.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.39% -0.0245 0.127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.39% 0.129 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.5968, 67.3739, 24.2775) |
| Luminance | 0.6737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.67
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.81
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.14
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.33
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.39
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8D86D #6D7DE8
analogous
#E89B6D #E8D86D #BBE86D
triadic
#E8D86D #6DE8D8 #D86DE8
tetradic
#E8D86D #6DE89B #6D7DE8 #E86DBB
square
#E8D86D #6DE89B #6D7DE8 #E86DBB
split-complementary
#E8D86D #6DBBE8 #9B6DE8
monochromatic
#BDA81E #E0CA38 #E8D86D #F0E6A2 #F9F4D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#E8D86D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.47
#E8D86D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8D86D
14.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8D86D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8D86D | 1.00 | 1.45 | 14.47 | 14.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9D263
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EED972
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7CBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8d86d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 216, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.4% 0.129 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2e39a',
500: '#e8d86d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8d86d; $custom-light: #f2e39a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8d86d",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 216,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.195,
"s": 72.781,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87391,
"c": 0.12935,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.67372
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8D86D
secondary
#3D4EBC
accent
#2AD511
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F