#E9D365#E9D365
#E9D365 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.132 H 98.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9D365 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 211, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 75%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 57%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 56.7%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.41, -5.67, 56.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.41, 56.57, 95.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.37% -0.0188 0.131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.37% 0.132 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.2497, 64.8543, 21.7066) |
| Luminance | 0.6485 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.68
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.06
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.38
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.70
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.81
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9D365 #657BE9
analogous
#E99165 #E9D365 #BDE965
triadic
#E9D365 #65E9D3 #D365E9
tetradic
#E9D365 #65E991 #657BE9 #E965BD
square
#E9D365 #65E991 #657BE9 #E965BD
split-complementary
#E9D365 #65BDE9 #9165E9
monochromatic
#B99F1A #E1C42F #E9D365 #F1E29B #F8F2D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E9D365 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.97
#E9D365 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9D365
13.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9D365 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9D365 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.97 | 13.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CE5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD66A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9C6BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9d365; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 211, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.132 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e094',
500: '#e9d365',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9d365; $custom-light: #f3e094; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9d365",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 211,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50,
"s": 75,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86367,
"c": 0.13231,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.64852
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9D365
secondary
#3A4FB9
accent
#30D70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F