#EAE96E#EAE96E
#EAE96E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.769; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.145 H 108.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAE96E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 233, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 75%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 53%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.27, -15.57, 58.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.27, 60.98, 104.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.08% -0.0462 0.1377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.08% 0.145 108.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.8868, 76.8978, 26.1208) |
| Luminance | 0.7690 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.18
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.49
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.81
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.97
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.99
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 4.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAE96E #6E6FEA
analogous
#EAAB6E #EAE96E #ADEA6E
triadic
#EAE96E #6EEAE9 #E96EEA
tetradic
#EAE96E #6EEAAB #6E6FEA #EA6EAD
square
#EAE96E #6EEAAB #6E6FEA #EA6EAD
split-complementary
#EAE96E #6EADEA #AB6EEA
monochromatic
#C2C01C #E2E139 #EAE96E #F2F1A3 #F9F9D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#EAE96E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.38
#EAE96E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAE96E
16.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAE96E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAE96E | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.38 | 16.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E162
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE575
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8DCCE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eae96e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 233, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.145 108.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3ef9b',
500: '#eae96e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eae96e; $custom-light: #f3ef9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eae96e",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 233,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.516,
"s": 74.699,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91076,
"c": 0.14522,
"h": 108.5
},
"luminance": 0.76896
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAE96E
secondary
#3C3DC0
accent
#10D70F
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85857F