#E9EF5D#E9EF5D
#E9EF5D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.798; OKLCH L 92.1% C 0.166 H 111.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9EF5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 239, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 82%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 61%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 61.1%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.62, -20.10, 67.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.62, 70.64, 106.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.08% -0.0607 0.1543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.08% 0.166 111.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.4484, 79.8485, 22.2658) |
| Luminance | 0.7985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 3.27
Canary
#FDFF63
ΔE00 3.68
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 3.73
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.75
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.85
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9EF5D #635DEF
analogous
#EFAC5D #E9EF5D #A0EF5D
triadic
#E9EF5D #5DE9EF #EF5DE9
tetradic
#E9EF5D #5DEFAC #635DEF #EF5DA0
square
#E9EF5D #5DEFAC #635DEF #EF5DA0
split-complementary
#E9EF5D #5DA0EF #AC5DEF
monochromatic
#B8BF13 #E1E925 #E9EF5D #F1F595 #F8FACC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#E9EF5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.97
#E9EF5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9EF5D
16.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9EF5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9EF5D | 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)
#FFE54B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE966
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8E1D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9ef5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 239, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.1% 0.166 111.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3f491',
500: '#e9ef5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9ef5d; $custom-light: #f3f491; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9ef5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 239,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.466,
"s": 82.022,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9208,
"c": 0.16585,
"h": 111.5
},
"luminance": 0.79847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9EF5D
secondary
#3933BD
accent
#07DE10
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF4
border
#D7D6CE
text
#17170D
muted
#85857F