#E1E464#E1E464
#E1E464 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.724; OKLCH L 89.2% C 0.150 H 110.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1E464 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 228, 100) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 70%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 56%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 56.1%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.17, -17.49, 60.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.17, 63.28, 106.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.2% -0.0521 0.1407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.2% 0.15 110.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.0966, 72.4159, 22.8134) |
| Luminance | 0.7241 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.67
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.72
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.23
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 5.30
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.33
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1E464 #6764E4
analogous
#E4A764 #E1E464 #A1E464
triadic
#E1E464 #64E1E4 #E464E1
tetradic
#E1E464 #64E4A7 #6764E4 #E464A1
square
#E1E464 #64E4A7 #6764E4 #E464A1
split-complementary
#E1E464 #64A1E4 #A764E4
monochromatic
#ACAF1F #D7DB30 #E1E464 #EBED98 #F5F6CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#E1E464 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.48
#E1E464 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1E464
15.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1E464 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1E464 | 1.00 | 1.36 | 15.48 | 15.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DB56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5DF6B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFD7C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1e464; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 228, 100); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.2% 0.150 110.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edec94',
500: '#e1e464',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1e464; $custom-light: #edec94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1e464",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 228,
"b": 100
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.406,
"s": 70.33,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89195,
"c": 0.15007,
"h": 110.3
},
"luminance": 0.72414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1E464
secondary
#3F3CB0
accent
#13D218
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160D
muted
#85847F