#E9D464#E9D464
#E9D464 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.653; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.134 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9D464 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 212, 100) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 75%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 57%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 57.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.66, -6.25, 57.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.66, 57.36, 96.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.56% -0.0206 0.1324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.56% 0.134 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.4502, 65.3332, 21.5332) |
| Luminance | 0.6533 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.67
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.82
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.57
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.66
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.74
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9D464 #6479E9
analogous
#E99164 #E9D464 #BCE964
triadic
#E9D464 #64E9D4 #D464E9
tetradic
#E9D464 #64E991 #6479E9 #E964BC
square
#E9D464 #64E991 #6479E9 #E964BC
split-complementary
#E9D464 #64BCE9 #9164E9
monochromatic
#B89F1A #E1C52E #E9D464 #F1E39A #F8F2CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E9D464 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.07
#E9D464 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9D464
14.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9D464 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9D464 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.07 | 14.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CF59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD769
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9C6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9d464; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 212, 100); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.134 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e094',
500: '#e9d464',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9d464; $custom-light: #f3e094; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9d464",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 212,
"b": 100
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.526,
"s": 75.141,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86559,
"c": 0.13403,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.65331
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9D464
secondary
#394DB8
accent
#2ED70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F