#E9EF5C#E9EF5C
#E9EF5C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.798; OKLCH L 92.1% C 0.167 H 111.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9EF5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 239, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 82%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 62%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 61.5%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.61, -20.17, 68.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.61, 71.04, 106.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.07% -0.061 0.155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.07% 0.167 111.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.4044, 79.8309, 22.0340) |
| Luminance | 0.7983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 3.18
Canary
#FDFF63
ΔE00 3.66
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 3.74
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.77
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.89
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9EF5C #625CEF
analogous
#EFAC5C #E9EF5C #A0EF5C
triadic
#E9EF5C #5CE9EF #EF5CE9
tetradic
#E9EF5C #5CEFAC #625CEF #EF5CA0
square
#E9EF5C #5CEFAC #625CEF #EF5CA0
split-complementary
#E9EF5C #5CA0EF #AC5CEF
monochromatic
#B7BE13 #E1EA24 #E9EF5C #F1F494 #F8FACB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#E9EF5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.97
#E9EF5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9EF5C
16.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9EF5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9EF5C | 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)
#FFE54A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE965
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8E1D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9ef5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 239, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.1% 0.167 111.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3f490',
500: '#e9ef5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9ef5c; $custom-light: #f3f490; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9ef5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 239,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.449,
"s": 82.123,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92071,
"c": 0.1666,
"h": 111.5
},
"luminance": 0.79829
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9EF5C
secondary
#3833BC
accent
#07DF10
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF4
border
#D7D6CE
text
#17170D
muted
#85857F