#E9EE8A#E9EE8A
#E9EE8A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.803; OKLCH L 92.4% C 0.123 H 111.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9EE8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 238, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 42%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.82, -15.89, 47.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.82, 50.29, 108.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.4% -0.0444 0.1152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.4% 0.123 111.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.7672, 80.3089, 35.9184) |
| Luminance | 0.8031 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 4.08
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.14
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.32
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.43
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 4.50
Pale Yellow
#FFFF84
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9EE8A #8F8AEE
analogous
#EEC18A #E9EE8A #B7EE8A
triadic
#E9EE8A #8AE9EE #EE8AE9
tetradic
#E9EE8A #8AEEC1 #8F8AEE #EE8AB7
square
#E9EE8A #8AEEC1 #8F8AEE #EE8AB7
split-complementary
#E9EE8A #8AB7EE #C18AEE
monochromatic
#D4DD20 #DFE655 #E9EE8A #F3F6BF #FAFBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#E9EE8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.06
#E9EE8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9EE8A
17.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9EE8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9EE8A | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.06 | 17.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE682
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE98F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5E3D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9ee8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 238, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.4% 0.123 111.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1f3ae',
500: '#e9ee8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9ee8a; $custom-light: #f1f3ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9ee8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 238,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63,
"s": 74.627,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92396,
"c": 0.12349,
"h": 111.1
},
"luminance": 0.80308
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9EE8A
secondary
#5953C9
accent
#0FD719
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF7
border
#D6D6D0
text
#171710
muted
#858581