#E9E76C#E9E76C
#E9E76C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.756; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.145 H 108.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9E76C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 231, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 74%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 53.6%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.65, -15.14, 59.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.65, 61.03, 104.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.56% -0.0451 0.1379) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.56% 0.145 108.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.8887, 75.5599, 25.3508) |
| Luminance | 0.7556 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.47
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.47
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.78
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.33
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 4.39
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9E76C #6C6EE9
analogous
#E9A96C #E9E76C #ADE96C
triadic
#E9E76C #6CE9E7 #E76CE9
tetradic
#E9E76C #6CE9A9 #6C6EE9 #E96CAD
square
#E9E76C #6CE9A9 #6C6EE9 #E96CAD
split-complementary
#E9E76C #6CADE9 #A96CE9
monochromatic
#BEBC1C #E1DE37 #E9E76C #F1F0A1 #F9F8D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#E9E76C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.11
#E9E76C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9E76C
16.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9E76C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9E76C | 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)
#F8DF60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE473
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8DACC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9e76c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 231, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.145 108.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2ee9a',
500: '#e9e76c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9e76c; $custom-light: #f2ee9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9e76c",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 231,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.04,
"s": 73.964,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90557,
"c": 0.14504,
"h": 108.1
},
"luminance": 0.75558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9E76C
secondary
#3C3EBD
accent
#13D60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F