#E9ECB2#E9ECB2
#E9ECB2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.805; OKLCH L 92.7% C 0.075 H 110.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9ECB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 236, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 60%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 25%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 24.6%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.92, -10.16, 27.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.92, 29.67, 110.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.68% -0.026 0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.68% 0.075 110.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.6354, 80.5297, 53.8809) |
| Luminance | 0.8053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.87
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 4.05
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 4.16
Ecru
#FEFFCA
ΔE00 4.31
Ivory (survey)
#FFFFCB
ΔE00 4.47
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9ECB2 #B5B2EC
analogous
#ECD2B2 #E9ECB2 #CCECB2
triadic
#E9ECB2 #B2E9EC #ECB2E9
tetradic
#E9ECB2 #B2ECD2 #B5B2EC #ECB2CC
square
#E9ECB2 #B2ECD2 #B5B2EC #ECB2CC
split-complementary
#E9ECB2 #B2CCEC #D2B2EC
monochromatic
#CDD450 #DBE081 #E9ECB2 #F7F8E3 #F8F9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#E9ECB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.11
#E9ECB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9ECB2
17.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9ECB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9ECB2 | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.11 | 17.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5E7AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E9B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1E5DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9ecb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 236, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.7% 0.075 110.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0f2c9',
500: '#e9ecb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9ecb2; $custom-light: #f0f2c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9ecb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 236,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.103,
"s": 60.417,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92676,
"c": 0.07507,
"h": 110.2
},
"luminance": 0.80529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9ECB2
secondary
#7D79C9
accent
#1DC826
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF9
border
#D6D6D2
text
#161613
muted
#858582