#E4BF4D#E4BF4D
#E4BF4D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.543; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.137 H 90.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4BF4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 191, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 74%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 66%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.2%, 66.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.63, 0.95, 60.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.63, 60.42, 89.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.62% -0.0022 0.1367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.62% 0.137 90.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9679, 54.2944, 14.7624) |
| Luminance | 0.5429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.50
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.23
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.71
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.25
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.26
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4BF4D #4D72E4
analogous
#E4744D #E4BF4D #BEE44D
triadic
#E4BF4D #4DE4BF #BF4DE4
tetradic
#E4BF4D #4DE474 #4D72E4 #E44DBE
square
#E4BF4D #4DE474 #4D72E4 #E44DBE
split-complementary
#E4BF4D #4DBEE4 #744DE4
monochromatic
#9F7E18 #D4A820 #E4BF4D #ECD282 #F4E5B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#E4BF4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.86
#E4BF4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4BF4D
11.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4BF4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4BF4D | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.86 | 11.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BC3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC752
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6B0A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4bf4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 191, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.137 90.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0d284',
500: '#e4bf4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4bf4d; $custom-light: #f0d284; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4bf4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 191,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.298,
"s": 73.659,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81624,
"c": 0.1367,
"h": 90.9
},
"luminance": 0.54291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4BF4D
secondary
#344FA2
accent
#65F037
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E