#E9D375#E9D375
#E9D375 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.652; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.117 H 96.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9D375 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 211, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 73%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 50%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 49.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.59, -4.38, 48.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.59, 49.15, 95.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.57% -0.0133 0.1166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.57% 0.117 96.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.1114, 65.1989, 26.2445) |
| Luminance | 0.6520 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.68
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.62
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.41
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.26
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.34
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9D375 #758BE9
analogous
#E99975 #E9D375 #C5E975
triadic
#E9D375 #75E9D3 #D375E9
tetradic
#E9D375 #75E999 #758BE9 #E975C5
square
#E9D375 #75E999 #758BE9 #E975C5
split-complementary
#E9D375 #75C5E9 #9975E9
monochromatic
#C4A51F #E1C240 #E9D375 #F1E4AA #FAF5DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E9D375 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.04
#E9D375 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9D375
14.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9D375 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9D375 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.04 | 14.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4CF6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD679
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8C7BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9d375; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 211, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.117 96.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2e09f',
500: '#e9d375',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9d375; $custom-light: #f2e09f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9d375",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 211,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.621,
"s": 72.5,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86565,
"c": 0.11731,
"h": 96.5
},
"luminance": 0.65197
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9D375
secondary
#4159C1
accent
#36D511
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480