#E8DB46#E8DB46
#E8DB46 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.683; OKLCH L 87.6% C 0.163 H 104.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8DB46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 219, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 78%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 70%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 69.8%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.14, -12.00, 70.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.14, 71.96, 99.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.64% -0.0401 0.1577) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.64% 0.163 104.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.7182, 68.2634, 15.8237) |
| Luminance | 0.6826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.28
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 2.98
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.41
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.80
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 4.92
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8DB46 #4653E8
analogous
#E88A46 #E8DB46 #A4E846
triadic
#E8DB46 #46E8DB #DB46E8
tetradic
#E8DB46 #46E88A #4653E8 #E846A4
square
#E8DB46 #46E88A #4653E8 #E846A4
split-complementary
#E8DB46 #46A4E8 #8A46E8
monochromatic
#A09514 #D6C71B #E8DB46 #EFE67C #F6F0B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#E8DB46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.65
#E8DB46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8DB46
14.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8DB46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8DB46 | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.65 | 14.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EED42E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DB50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9CCBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8db46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 219, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.6% 0.163 104.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e582',
500: '#e8db46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8db46; $custom-light: #f3e582; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8db46",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 219,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.185,
"s": 77.885,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87639,
"c": 0.1627,
"h": 104.3
},
"luminance": 0.68261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8DB46
secondary
#3039A2
accent
#43F433
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFCF2
border
#D7D5CC
text
#18150B
muted
#86847E