#E9DB71#E9DB71
#E9DB71 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.692; OKLCH L 88.1% C 0.128 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9DB71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 219, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 73%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 52%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 51.5%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.59, -8.77, 53.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.59, 53.98, 99.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.14% -0.0264 0.1257) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.14% 0.128 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.9183, 69.1811, 25.7113) |
| Luminance | 0.6918 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.91
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.00
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.62
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.31
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.49
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9DB71 #717FE9
analogous
#E99F71 #E9DB71 #BBE971
triadic
#E9DB71 #71E9DB #DB71E9
tetradic
#E9DB71 #71E99F #717FE9 #E971BB
square
#E9DB71 #71E99F #717FE9 #E971BB
split-complementary
#E9DB71 #71BBE9 #9F71E9
monochromatic
#C2AF1E #E1CE3C #E9DB71 #F1E8A6 #F9F6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#E9DB71 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.84
#E9DB71 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9DB71
14.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9DB71 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9DB71 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.84 | 14.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD567
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DC76
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8CEC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9db71; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 219, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.1% 0.128 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2e59c',
500: '#e9db71',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9db71; $custom-light: #f2e59c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9db71",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 219,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53,
"s": 73.171,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8814,
"c": 0.1284,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.69179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9DB71
secondary
#3E4DC0
accent
#27D510
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F