#E9DB6F#E9DB6F
#E9DB6F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.691; OKLCH L 88.1% C 0.130 H 102.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9DB6F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 219, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 73%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 52%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 52.4%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.57, -8.94, 54.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.57, 54.91, 99.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.12% -0.0271 0.1275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.12% 0.13 102) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.8069, 69.1365, 25.1248) |
| Luminance | 0.6913 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.75
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.05
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.82
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.20
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.43
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9DB6F #6F7DE9
analogous
#E99E6F #E9DB6F #BAE96F
triadic
#E9DB6F #6FE9DB #DB6FE9
tetradic
#E9DB6F #6FE99E #6F7DE9 #E96FBA
square
#E9DB6F #6FE99E #6F7DE9 #E96FBA
split-complementary
#E9DB6F #6FBAE9 #9E6FE9
monochromatic
#C0AE1D #E1CE3A #E9DB6F #F1E8A4 #F9F6D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#E9DB6F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.83
#E9DB6F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9DB6F
14.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9DB6F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9DB6F | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.83 | 14.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD565
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DC74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8CEC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9db6f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 219, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.1% 0.130 102.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2e59b',
500: '#e9db6f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9db6f; $custom-light: #f2e59b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9db6f",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 219,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.115,
"s": 73.494,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88116,
"c": 0.13029,
"h": 102
},
"luminance": 0.69134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9DB6F
secondary
#3D4CBF
accent
#27D610
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F