#E9DD64#E9DD64
#E9DD64 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.700; OKLCH L 88.4% C 0.142 H 103.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9DD64 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 221, 100) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 75%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 57%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 57.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.98, -10.79, 59.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.98, 60.62, 100.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.4% -0.0335 0.1381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.4% 0.142 103.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.7630, 69.9588, 22.3041) |
| Luminance | 0.6996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.83
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.89
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.97
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.16
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.47
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9DD64 #6470E9
analogous
#E99A64 #E9DD64 #B3E964
triadic
#E9DD64 #64E9DD #DD64E9
tetradic
#E9DD64 #64E99A #6470E9 #E964B3
square
#E9DD64 #64E99A #6470E9 #E964B3
split-complementary
#E9DD64 #64B3E9 #9A64E9
monochromatic
#B8AA1A #E1D12E #E9DD64 #F1E99A #F8F5CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#E9DD64 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.99
#E9DD64 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9DD64
14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9DD64 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9DD64 | 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)
#EED657
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DD6A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9D0C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9dd64; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 221, 100); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.4% 0.142 103.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e794',
500: '#e9dd64',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9dd64; $custom-light: #f3e794; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9dd64",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 221,
"b": 100
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.586,
"s": 75.141,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88401,
"c": 0.1421,
"h": 103.7
},
"luminance": 0.69957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9DD64
secondary
#3945B8
accent
#20D70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17160D
muted
#85847F