#E8E06B#E8E06B
#E8E06B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.715; OKLCH L 89.0% C 0.139 H 105.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8E06B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 224, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 73%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 53.9%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.74, -12.16, 57.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.74, 58.63, 101.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.01% -0.0367 0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.01% 0.139 105.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.5901, 71.5306, 24.4168) |
| Luminance | 0.7153 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.06
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.79
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.90
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.16
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.70
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8E06B #6B73E8
analogous
#E8A26B #E8E06B #B2E86B
triadic
#E8E06B #6BE8E0 #E06BE8
tetradic
#E8E06B #6BE8A2 #6B73E8 #E86BB2
square
#E8E06B #6BE8A2 #6B73E8 #E86BB2
split-complementary
#E8E06B #6BB2E8 #A26BE8
monochromatic
#BBB11D #E0D536 #E8E06B #F0EBA0 #F8F6D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#E8E06B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.31
#E8E06B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8E06B
15.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8E06B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8E06B | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.31 | 15.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1D95F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DF71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7D3C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8e06b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 224, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.0% 0.139 105.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2e999',
500: '#e8e06b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8e06b; $custom-light: #f2e999; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8e06b",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 224,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.16,
"s": 73.099,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89012,
"c": 0.13888,
"h": 105.3
},
"luminance": 0.71529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8E06B
secondary
#3C44BB
accent
#1DD510
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F