#E9E367#E9E367
#E9E367 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.732; OKLCH L 89.7% C 0.145 H 106.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9E367 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 227, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 75%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 56%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 55.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.56, -13.55, 60.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.56, 61.62, 102.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.67% -0.0411 0.1394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.67% 0.145 106.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.5235, 73.2430, 23.6205) |
| Luminance | 0.7324 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.26
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.36
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.52
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.06
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.80
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9E367 #676DE9
analogous
#E9A267 #E9E367 #AEE967
triadic
#E9E367 #67E9E3 #E367E9
tetradic
#E9E367 #67E9A2 #676DE9 #E967AE
square
#E9E367 #67E9A2 #676DE9 #E967AE
split-complementary
#E9E367 #67AEE9 #A267E9
monochromatic
#BBB31B #E1D932 #E9E367 #F1ED9C #F8F7D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#E9E367 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.65
#E9E367 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9E367
15.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9E367 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9E367 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.65 | 15.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DB5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E16E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8D6C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9e367; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 227, 103); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.7% 0.145 106.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3eb96',
500: '#e9e367',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9e367; $custom-light: #f3eb96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9e367",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 227,
"b": 103
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.231,
"s": 74.713,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89672,
"c": 0.14534,
"h": 106.4
},
"luminance": 0.73241
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9E367
secondary
#3A40BA
accent
#18D70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F