#E9F596#E9F596
#E9F596 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.848; OKLCH L 94.0% C 0.119 H 114.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9F596 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 245, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 83%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 39%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 38.8%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.81, -18.03, 44.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.81, 47.91, 112.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.03% -0.0496 0.1084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.03% 0.119 114.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.7622, 84.8313, 41.4419) |
| Luminance | 0.8483 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.54
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.82
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.12
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 5.26
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 5.44
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9F596 #A296F5
analogous
#F5D296 #E9F596 #B9F596
triadic
#E9F596 #96E9F5 #F596E9
tetradic
#E9F596 #96F5D2 #A296F5 #F596B9
square
#E9F596 #96F5D2 #A296F5 #F596B9
split-complementary
#E9F596 #96B9F5 #D296F5
monochromatic
#D2EA26 #DDF05E #E9F596 #F5FACE #F9FCE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#E9F596 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.97
#E9F596 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9F596
17.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9F596 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9F596 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.97 | 17.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEC8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3EBDE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9f596; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 245, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.0% 0.119 114.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1f8b6',
500: '#e9f596',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9f596; $custom-light: #f1f8b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9f596",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 245,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.579,
"s": 82.609,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94031,
"c": 0.11917,
"h": 114.6
},
"luminance": 0.8483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9F596
secondary
#6B5CD3
accent
#06DF22
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171711
muted
#858581