#E9DD63#E9DD63
#E9DD63 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.699; OKLCH L 88.4% C 0.143 H 103.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9DD63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 221, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 75%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 57.5%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.97, -10.86, 60.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.97, 61.05, 100.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.39% -0.0339 0.1389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.39% 0.143 103.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.7149, 69.9396, 22.0508) |
| Luminance | 0.6994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.77
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.89
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.93
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.15
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.55
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9DD63 #636FE9
analogous
#E99A63 #E9DD63 #B2E963
triadic
#E9DD63 #63E9DD #DD63E9
tetradic
#E9DD63 #63E99A #636FE9 #E963B2
square
#E9DD63 #63E99A #636FE9 #E963B2
split-complementary
#E9DD63 #63B2E9 #9A63E9
monochromatic
#B8AA1A #E1D12D #E9DD63 #F1E999 #F8F4CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#E9DD63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.99
#E9DD63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9DD63
14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9DD63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9DD63 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.99 | 14.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFD656
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DD69
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9D0C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9dd63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 221, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.4% 0.143 103.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e793',
500: '#e9dd63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9dd63; $custom-light: #f3e793; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9dd63",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 221,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.627,
"s": 75.281,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88391,
"c": 0.14295,
"h": 103.7
},
"luminance": 0.69937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9DD63
secondary
#3944B7
accent
#20D70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17160D
muted
#85847F