#E9E16C#E9E16C
#E9E16C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.723; OKLCH L 89.3% C 0.139 H 105.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9E16C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 225, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 74%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 53.6%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.09, -12.18, 57.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.09, 58.61, 101.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.31% -0.0366 0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.31% 0.139 105.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.2381, 72.2587, 24.8006) |
| Luminance | 0.7226 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.12
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.60
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.73
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.07
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.48
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9E16C #6C74E9
analogous
#E9A36C #E9E16C #B3E96C
triadic
#E9E16C #6CE9E1 #E16CE9
tetradic
#E9E16C #6CE9A3 #6C74E9 #E96CB3
square
#E9E16C #6CE9A3 #6C74E9 #E96CB3
split-complementary
#E9E16C #6CB3E9 #A36CE9
monochromatic
#BEB41C #E1D637 #E9E16C #F1ECA1 #F9F7D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#E9E16C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.45
#E9E16C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9E16C
15.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9E16C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9E16C | 1.00 | 1.36 | 15.45 | 15.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DA61
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E072
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8D4C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9e16c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 225, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.3% 0.139 105.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2ea99',
500: '#e9e16c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9e16c; $custom-light: #f2ea99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9e16c",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 225,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.16,
"s": 73.964,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89314,
"c": 0.1389,
"h": 105.3
},
"luminance": 0.72257
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9E16C
secondary
#3C44BD
accent
#1CD60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F