#E9EE79#E9EE79
#E9EE79 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.799; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.141 H 111.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9EE79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 238, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 77%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 49%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 49.2%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.62, -17.50, 55.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.62, 58.19, 107.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.17% -0.0505 0.1312) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.17% 0.141 111.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6314, 79.8546, 29.9362) |
| Luminance | 0.7985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.39
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.57
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.74
Pale Yellow
#FFFF84
ΔE00 3.94
Faded Yellow
#FEFF7F
ΔE00 3.97
Butter
#FFFF81
ΔE00 4.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9EE79 #7E79EE
analogous
#EEB879 #E9EE79 #AEEE79
triadic
#E9EE79 #79E9EE #EE79E9
tetradic
#E9EE79 #79EEB8 #7E79EE #EE79AE
square
#E9EE79 #79EEB8 #7E79EE #EE79AE
split-complementary
#E9EE79 #79AEEE #B879EE
monochromatic
#CAD21B #E0E743 #E9EE79 #F2F5AF #FBFCE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#E9EE79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.97
#E9EE79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9EE79
16.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9EE79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9EE79 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.97 | 16.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE56E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE97F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6E2D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9ee79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 238, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.141 111.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2f3a2',
500: '#e9ee79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9ee79; $custom-light: #f2f3a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9ee79",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 238,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.564,
"s": 77.483,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92167,
"c": 0.14062,
"h": 111.1
},
"luminance": 0.79853
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9EE79
secondary
#4944C7
accent
#0CDA15
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FEFEF6
border
#D6D6D0
text
#17170F
muted
#858580