#E9DB63#E9DB63
#E9DB63 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.689; OKLCH L 88.0% C 0.141 H 102.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9DB63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 219, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 75%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 57.5%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.45, -9.86, 59.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.45, 60.31, 99.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.98% -0.031 0.1376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.98% 0.141 102.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.1900, 68.8898, 21.8758) |
| Luminance | 0.6889 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.51
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.84
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.07
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.20
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.37
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9DB63 #6371E9
analogous
#E99863 #E9DB63 #B4E963
triadic
#E9DB63 #63E9DB #DB63E9
tetradic
#E9DB63 #63E998 #6371E9 #E963B4
square
#E9DB63 #63E998 #6371E9 #E963B4
split-complementary
#E9DB63 #63B4E9 #9863E9
monochromatic
#B8A71A #E1CF2D #E9DB63 #F1E799 #F8F4CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#E9DB63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.78
#E9DB63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9DB63
14.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9DB63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9DB63 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.78 | 14.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDD556
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DB69
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9CEC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9db63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 219, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.0% 0.141 102.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e593',
500: '#e9db63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9db63; $custom-light: #f3e593; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9db63",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 219,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.731,
"s": 75.281,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87979,
"c": 0.14109,
"h": 102.7
},
"luminance": 0.68888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9DB63
secondary
#3946B7
accent
#23D70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F