#E8E06D#E8E06D
#E8E06D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.716; OKLCH L 89.0% C 0.137 H 105.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8E06D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 224, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 73%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 53%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 53%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.76, -12.00, 56.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.76, 57.73, 102.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.04% -0.036 0.1322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.04% 0.137 105.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.6965, 71.5732, 24.9774) |
| Luminance | 0.7157 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.20
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.83
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.93
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.04
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.73
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8E06D #6D75E8
analogous
#E8A36D #E8E06D #B2E86D
triadic
#E8E06D #6DE8E0 #E06DE8
tetradic
#E8E06D #6DE8A3 #6D75E8 #E86DB2
square
#E8E06D #6DE8A3 #6D75E8 #E86DB2
split-complementary
#E8E06D #6DB2E8 #A36DE8
monochromatic
#BDB31E #E0D538 #E8E06D #F0EBA2 #F9F6D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#E8E06D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.31
#E8E06D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8E06D
15.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8E06D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8E06D | 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)
#F1D962
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DF73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7D3C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8e06d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 224, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.0% 0.137 105.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2e99a',
500: '#e8e06d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8e06d; $custom-light: #f2e99a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8e06d",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 224,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.098,
"s": 72.781,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89035,
"c": 0.13705,
"h": 105.2
},
"luminance": 0.71571
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8E06D
secondary
#3D45BC
accent
#1DD511
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F