#E9E682#E9E682
#E9E682 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.755; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.123 H 107.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9E682 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 230, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 70%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 44%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 44.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.64, -12.74, 48.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.64, 50.50, 104.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.63% -0.0361 0.1173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.63% 0.123 107.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.9317, 75.5306, 32.2205) |
| Luminance | 0.7553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.34
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.33
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.36
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.70
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.71
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9E682 #8285E9
analogous
#E9B282 #E9E682 #B8E982
triadic
#E9E682 #82E9E6 #E682E9
tetradic
#E9E682 #82E9B2 #8285E9 #E982B8
square
#E9E682 #82E9B2 #8285E9 #E982B8
split-complementary
#E9E682 #82B8E9 #B282E9
monochromatic
#CDC824 #E0DC4E #E9E682 #F2F0B6 #FAFAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#E9E682 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.11
#E9E682 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9E682
16.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9E682 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9E682 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.11 | 16.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DF7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E387
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6DBCE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9e682; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 230, 130); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.123 107.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2eda8',
500: '#e9e682',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9e682; $custom-light: #f2eda8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9e682",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 230,
"b": 130
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.252,
"s": 70.068,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90626,
"c": 0.12272,
"h": 107.1
},
"luminance": 0.75529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9E682
secondary
#4D50C2
accent
#19D213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858480