#E2EC79

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#e2ec79 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(226, 236, 121), HSL(65°, 75%, 70%), CMYK(4%, 0%, 49%, 7%). Closest named color: khaki. Contrast is 1.27:1 on white and 16.51:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#e2ec79
RGBrgb(226 236 121)
RGB (legacy)rgb(226, 236, 121)
RGB %rgb(89% 93% 47%)
HSLhsl(65 75% 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65, 49%, 93%)
HWBhwb(65 47% 7%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 49%, 7%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(90.88 -15.18 53.9)
LCHlch(90.88 55.99 105.73)
OKLaboklab(0.912 -0.0552 0.1283)
OKLCHoklch(0.912 0.1397 113.26)
Decimal14871673

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colorkhaki ΔE 3.6
Closest web-safe color#ccff66
Hue65°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)75% / 49%
Lightness (HSL)70%
Brightness or Value (HSV)93%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)86% / 88%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.7754
Red / Green / Blue226 / 236 / 121

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.27:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
16.51:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 13.4 / -90.4 · As background with white / black text: Lc -15.5 / 90.2

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #e2ec79;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(91.2% 0.1397 113.26);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(226 236 121 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#e2ec79] text-[#e2ec79] border-[#e2ec79]">