#E9DF6E#E9DF6E
#E9DF6E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.712; OKLCH L 88.9% C 0.135 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9DF6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 223, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 74%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 53%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 52.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.60, -11.02, 55.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.60, 56.91, 101.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.93% -0.0331 0.131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.93% 0.135 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.8083, 71.2268, 25.1885) |
| Luminance | 0.7123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.91
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.76
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.81
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.17
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.27
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9DF6E #6E78E9
analogous
#E9A26E #E9DF6E #B6E96E
triadic
#E9DF6E #6EE9DF #DF6EE9
tetradic
#E9DF6E #6EE9A2 #6E78E9 #E96EB6
square
#E9DF6E #6EE9A2 #6E78E9 #E96EB6
split-complementary
#E9DF6E #6EB6E9 #A26EE9
monochromatic
#C0B21D #E1D339 #E9DF6E #F1EBA3 #F9F6D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#E9DF6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.25
#E9DF6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9DF6E
15.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9DF6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9DF6E | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.25 | 15.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0D863
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DE74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8D2C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9df6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 223, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.9% 0.135 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2e89b',
500: '#e9df6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9df6e; $custom-light: #f2e89b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9df6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 223,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.122,
"s": 73.653,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88925,
"c": 0.13509,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.71225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9DF6E
secondary
#3D47BE
accent
#20D610
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F