#E8E753#E8E753
#E8E753 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.749; OKLCH L 90.2% C 0.165 H 108.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8E753 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 231, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 76%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 64%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 64.2%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.36, -17.23, 69.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.36, 71.41, 103.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.24% -0.0536 0.1563) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.24% 0.165 108.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.4181, 74.9340, 19.3050) |
| Luminance | 0.7493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.35
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 3.43
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.36
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.57
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.69
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8E753 #5354E8
analogous
#E89C53 #E8E753 #9FE853
triadic
#E8E753 #53E8E7 #E753E8
tetradic
#E8E753 #53E89C #5354E8 #E8539F
square
#E8E753 #53E89C #5354E8 #E8539F
split-complementary
#E8E753 #539FE8 #9C53E8
monochromatic
#AAA917 #E0DF1E #E8E753 #EFEF89 #F6F6BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#E8E753 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#E8E753 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8E753
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8E753 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8E753 | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.99 | 15.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9DE3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE35D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8D9C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8e753; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 231, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.2% 0.165 108.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3ee8b',
500: '#e8e753',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8e753; $custom-light: #f3ee8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8e753",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 231,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.597,
"s": 76.41,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90236,
"c": 0.16521,
"h": 108.9
},
"luminance": 0.74932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8E753
secondary
#3435AB
accent
#0ED90D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17160C
muted
#85847F