#E9CF66#E9CF66
#E9CF66 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.629; OKLCH L 85.6% C 0.128 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9CF66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 207, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 75%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 56%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 56.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.40, -3.56, 54.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.40, 54.77, 93.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.57% -0.0126 0.1276) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.57% 0.128 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.3176, 62.9112, 21.6391) |
| Luminance | 0.6291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.92
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.95
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.29
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.34
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.91
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9CF66 #6680E9
analogous
#E98E66 #E9CF66 #C1E966
triadic
#E9CF66 #66E9CF #CF66E9
tetradic
#E9CF66 #66E98E #6680E9 #E966C1
square
#E9CF66 #66E98E #6680E9 #E966C1
split-complementary
#E9CF66 #66C1E9 #8E66E9
monochromatic
#BA9A1B #E1BE30 #E9CF66 #F1E09C #F8F1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#E9CF66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.58
#E9CF66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9CF66
13.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9CF66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9CF66 | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.58 | 13.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CB5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D36B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9C2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9cf66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 207, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.6% 0.128 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3dd95',
500: '#e9cf66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9cf66; $custom-light: #f3dd95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9cf66",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 207,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.092,
"s": 74.857,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85568,
"c": 0.1282,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.62909
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9CF66
secondary
#3A53B9
accent
#36D70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F