#EAE36E#EAE36E
#EAE36E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.736; OKLCH L 89.8% C 0.139 H 105.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAE36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 227, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 75%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 53%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.71, -12.61, 57.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.71, 58.53, 102.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.83% -0.0377 0.1338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.83% 0.139 105.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.2171, 73.5583, 25.5643) |
| Luminance | 0.7356 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.41
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.47
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.53
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.97
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.07
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAE36E #6E75EA
analogous
#EAA56E #EAE36E #B3EA6E
triadic
#EAE36E #6EEAE3 #E36EEA
tetradic
#EAE36E #6EEAA5 #6E75EA #EA6EB3
square
#EAE36E #6EEAA5 #6E75EA #EA6EB3
split-complementary
#EAE36E #6EB3EA #A56EEA
monochromatic
#C2B81C #E2D939 #EAE36E #F2EDA3 #F9F8D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#EAE36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.71
#EAE36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAE36E
15.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAE36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAE36E | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.71 | 15.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DC63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E174
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9D6C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eae36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 227, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.8% 0.139 105.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3eb9b',
500: '#eae36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eae36e; $custom-light: #f3eb9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eae36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 227,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.613,
"s": 74.699,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89833,
"c": 0.13902,
"h": 105.8
},
"luminance": 0.73556
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAE36E
secondary
#3C44C0
accent
#1AD70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F