#E9DF53#E9DF53
#E9DF53 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.707; OKLCH L 88.7% C 0.157 H 105.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9DF53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 223, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 77%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 64%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 64.4%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.35, -12.89, 67.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.35, 68.46, 100.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.65% -0.0414 0.1519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.65% 0.157 105.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.5556, 70.7257, 18.5909) |
| Luminance | 0.7072 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.26
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.42
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 3.96
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.16
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.80
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9DF53 #535DE9
analogous
#E99453 #E9DF53 #A8E953
triadic
#E9DF53 #53E9DF #DF53E9
tetradic
#E9DF53 #53E994 #535DE9 #E953A8
square
#E9DF53 #53E994 #535DE9 #E953A8
split-complementary
#E9DF53 #53A8E9 #9453E9
monochromatic
#ACA216 #E2D51D #E9DF53 #F0E989 #F7F3C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#E9DF53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.14
#E9DF53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9DF53
15.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9DF53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9DF53 | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.14 | 15.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1D741
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5DE5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9D1C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9df53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 223, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.7% 0.157 105.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e88a',
500: '#e9df53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9df53; $custom-light: #f3e88a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9df53",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 223,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56,
"s": 77.32,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88653,
"c": 0.15743,
"h": 105.2
},
"luminance": 0.70724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9DF53
secondary
#333CAD
accent
#1ADA0C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17160C
muted
#85847F