#E9E669#E9E669
#E9E669 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.749; OKLCH L 90.3% C 0.147 H 107.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9E669 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 230, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 74%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 55%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 54.9%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.36, -14.88, 60.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.36, 61.94, 103.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.32% -0.0447 0.1397) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.32% 0.147 107.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.4527, 74.9390, 24.4314) |
| Luminance | 0.7494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.28
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.59
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.68
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.22
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.55
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9E669 #696CE9
analogous
#E9A669 #E9E669 #ACE969
triadic
#E9E669 #69E9E6 #E669E9
tetradic
#E9E669 #69E9A6 #696CE9 #E969AC
square
#E9E669 #69E9A6 #696CE9 #E969AC
split-complementary
#E9E669 #69ACE9 #A669E9
monochromatic
#BCB81C #E1DD34 #E9E669 #F1EF9E #F9F8D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#E9E669 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#E9E669 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9E669
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9E669 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9E669 | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.99 | 15.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DE5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E370
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8D9CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9e669; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 230, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.3% 0.147 107.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3ed98',
500: '#e9e669',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9e669; $custom-light: #f3ed98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9e669",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 230,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.594,
"s": 74.419,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90316,
"c": 0.14665,
"h": 107.7
},
"luminance": 0.74937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9E669
secondary
#3B3EBB
accent
#14D70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F