#E9D46C#E9D46C
#E9D46C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.655; OKLCH L 86.7% C 0.127 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9D46C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 212, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 74%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 53.6%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.74, -5.64, 53.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.74, 53.72, 96.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.65% -0.0179 0.1255) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.65% 0.127 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.8566, 65.4957, 23.6735) |
| Luminance | 0.6549 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.03
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.49
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.78
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.80
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.84
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9D46C #6C81E9
analogous
#E9966C #E9D46C #C0E96C
triadic
#E9D46C #6CE9D4 #D46CE9
tetradic
#E9D46C #6CE996 #6C81E9 #E96CC0
square
#E9D46C #6CE996 #6C81E9 #E96CC0
split-complementary
#E9D46C #6CC0E9 #966CE9
monochromatic
#BEA31C #E1C437 #E9D46C #F1E4A1 #F9F3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E9D46C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.10
#E9D46C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9D46C
14.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9D46C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9D46C | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.10 | 14.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CF62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD771
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9C7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9d46c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 212, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.7% 0.127 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2e199',
500: '#e9d46c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9d46c; $custom-light: #f2e199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9d46c",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 212,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.92,
"s": 73.964,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86652,
"c": 0.1268,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.65493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9D46C
secondary
#3C52BD
accent
#31D60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F