#E9DA66#E9DA66
#E9DA66 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.684; OKLCH L 87.8% C 0.138 H 102.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9DA66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 218, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 75%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 56%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 56.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.22, -9.14, 57.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.22, 58.61, 98.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.81% -0.0286 0.1346) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.81% 0.138 102) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.0760, 68.4280, 22.5585) |
| Luminance | 0.6843 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.76
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.57
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.77
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.22
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.41
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9DA66 #6675E9
analogous
#E99866 #E9DA66 #B6E966
triadic
#E9DA66 #66E9DA #DA66E9
tetradic
#E9DA66 #66E998 #6675E9 #E966B6
square
#E9DA66 #66E998 #6675E9 #E966B6
split-complementary
#E9DA66 #66B6E9 #9866E9
monochromatic
#BAA81B #E1CD30 #E9DA66 #F1E79C #F8F4D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#E9DA66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.69
#E9DA66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9DA66
14.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9DA66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9DA66 | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.69 | 14.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD45A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DB6C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9CDC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9da66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 218, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.8% 0.138 102.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e595',
500: '#e9da66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9da66; $custom-light: #f3e595; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9da66",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 218,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.13,
"s": 74.857,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87806,
"c": 0.13756,
"h": 102
},
"luminance": 0.68426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9DA66
secondary
#3A48B9
accent
#25D70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F