#E9DD77#E9DD77
#E9DD77 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.704; OKLCH L 88.6% C 0.124 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9DD77 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 221, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 72%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 49%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 48.9%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.18, -9.26, 51.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.18, 51.96, 100.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.63% -0.0272 0.1215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.63% 0.125 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.7922, 70.3705, 27.7244) |
| Luminance | 0.7037 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.82
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.18
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.74
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.58
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.89
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9DD77 #7783E9
analogous
#E9A477 #E9DD77 #BCE977
triadic
#E9DD77 #77E9DD #DD77E9
tetradic
#E9DD77 #77E9A4 #7783E9 #E977BC
square
#E9DD77 #77E9A4 #7783E9 #E977BC
split-complementary
#E9DD77 #77BCE9 #A477E9
monochromatic
#C6B420 #E0D042 #E9DD77 #F2EAAC #FAF7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#E9DD77 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.07
#E9DD77 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9DD77
15.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9DD77 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9DD77 | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.07 | 15.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDD76E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DD7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8D1C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9dd77; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 221, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.6% 0.124 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2e7a0',
500: '#e9dd77',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9dd77; $custom-light: #f2e7a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9dd77",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 221,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.684,
"s": 72.152,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88626,
"c": 0.1245,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.70368
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9DD77
secondary
#4350C1
accent
#26D411
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160F
muted
#858480