#E9E467#E9E467
#E9E467 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.738; OKLCH L 89.9% C 0.146 H 106.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9E467 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 228, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 75%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 56%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 55.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.82, -14.04, 60.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.82, 62.01, 103.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.88% -0.0425 0.14) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.88% 0.146 106.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.7978, 73.7916, 23.7119) |
| Luminance | 0.7379 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.21
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.55
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.62
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.90
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.90
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9E467 #676CE9
analogous
#E9A367 #E9E467 #ADE967
triadic
#E9E467 #67E9E4 #E467E9
tetradic
#E9E467 #67E9A3 #676CE9 #E967AD
square
#E9E467 #67E9A3 #676CE9 #E967AD
split-complementary
#E9E467 #67ADE9 #A367E9
monochromatic
#BBB41B #E1DB32 #E9E467 #F1ED9C #F8F7D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#E9E467 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.76
#E9E467 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9E467
15.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9E467 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9E467 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.76 | 15.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DC5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E16E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8D7C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9e467; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 228, 103); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.9% 0.146 106.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3ec96',
500: '#e9e467',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9e467; $custom-light: #f3ec96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9e467",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 228,
"b": 103
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.692,
"s": 74.713,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8988,
"c": 0.14635,
"h": 106.9
},
"luminance": 0.7379
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9E467
secondary
#3A3FBA
accent
#16D70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F