#E9DF6C#E9DF6C
#E9DF6C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.712; OKLCH L 88.9% C 0.137 H 104.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9DF6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 223, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 74%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 53.6%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.57, -11.18, 56.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.57, 57.82, 101.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.9% -0.0338 0.1327) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.9% 0.137 104.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.7006, 71.1837, 24.6215) |
| Luminance | 0.7118 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.74
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.75
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.99
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.03
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.41
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9DF6C #6C76E9
analogous
#E9A16C #E9DF6C #B5E96C
triadic
#E9DF6C #6CE9DF #DF6CE9
tetradic
#E9DF6C #6CE9A1 #6C76E9 #E96CB5
square
#E9DF6C #6CE9A1 #6C76E9 #E96CB5
split-complementary
#E9DF6C #6CB5E9 #A16CE9
monochromatic
#BEB11C #E1D337 #E9DF6C #F1EBA1 #F9F6D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#E9DF6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.24
#E9DF6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9DF6C
15.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9DF6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9DF6C | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.24 | 15.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0D861
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DE72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8D2C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9df6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 223, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.9% 0.137 104.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2e899',
500: '#e9df6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9df6c; $custom-light: #f2e899; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9df6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 223,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.2,
"s": 73.964,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88902,
"c": 0.13692,
"h": 104.3
},
"luminance": 0.71182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9DF6C
secondary
#3C46BD
accent
#1FD60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F