#E9DB60#E9DB60
#E9DB60 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.688; OKLCH L 87.9% C 0.144 H 102.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9DB60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 219, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 76%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 59%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 58.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.42, -10.07, 60.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.42, 61.62, 99.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.95% -0.0319 0.14) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.95% 0.144 102.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.0493, 68.8335, 21.1345) |
| Luminance | 0.6883 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.29
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.84
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.21
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.27
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.35
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9DB60 #606EE9
analogous
#E99760 #E9DB60 #B2E960
triadic
#E9DB60 #60E9DB #DB60E9
tetradic
#E9DB60 #60E997 #606EE9 #E960B2
square
#E9DB60 #60E997 #606EE9 #E960B2
split-complementary
#E9DB60 #60B2E9 #9760E9
monochromatic
#B5A619 #E2CF2A #E9DB60 #F0E796 #F8F3CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#E9DB60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.77
#E9DB60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9DB60
14.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9DB60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9DB60 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.77 | 14.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDD553
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DB66
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9CDC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9db60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 219, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.9% 0.144 102.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e591',
500: '#e9db60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9db60; $custom-light: #f3e591; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9db60",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 219,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.869,
"s": 75.691,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87948,
"c": 0.14362,
"h": 102.8
},
"luminance": 0.68831
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9DB60
secondary
#3845B5
accent
#22D80E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F