#E9DA63#E9DA63
#E9DA63 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.684; OKLCH L 87.8% C 0.140 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9DA63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 218, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 75%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 57.5%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.19, -9.36, 59.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.19, 59.94, 98.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.77% -0.0296 0.137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.77% 0.14 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.9299, 68.3696, 21.7891) |
| Luminance | 0.6837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.47
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.72
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.85
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.25
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.39
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9DA63 #6372E9
analogous
#E99763 #E9DA63 #B5E963
triadic
#E9DA63 #63E9DA #DA63E9
tetradic
#E9DA63 #63E997 #6372E9 #E963B5
square
#E9DA63 #63E997 #6372E9 #E963B5
split-complementary
#E9DA63 #63B5E9 #9763E9
monochromatic
#B8A61A #E1CD2D #E9DA63 #F1E799 #F8F3CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#E9DA63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.67
#E9DA63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9DA63
14.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9DA63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9DA63 | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.67 | 14.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD457
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DB69
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9CCC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9da63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 218, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.8% 0.140 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e593',
500: '#e9da63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9da63; $custom-light: #f3e593; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9da63",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 218,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.284,
"s": 75.281,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87774,
"c": 0.14016,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.68367
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9DA63
secondary
#3947B7
accent
#25D70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F