#E4C13F#E4C13F
#E4C13F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.147 H 93.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4C13F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 193, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 75%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 72%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 72.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.04, -0.80, 66.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.04, 66.46, 90.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.91% -0.0088 0.147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.91% 0.147 93.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9649, 54.9958, 12.5798) |
| Luminance | 0.5499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.39
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.74
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.92
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.03
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.00
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4C13F #3F62E4
analogous
#E46F3F #E4C13F #B4E43F
triadic
#E4C13F #3FE4C1 #C13FE4
tetradic
#E4C13F #3FE46F #3F62E4 #E43FB4
square
#E4C13F #3FE46F #3F62E4 #E43FB4
split-complementary
#E4C13F #3FB4E4 #6F3FE4
monochromatic
#947915 #C9A51C #E4C13F #ECD275 #F3E4AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#E4C13F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.00
#E4C13F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4C13F
12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4C13F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4C13F | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6BE2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DEC846
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6B2A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4c13f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 193, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.147 93.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1d37c',
500: '#e4c13f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4c13f; $custom-light: #f1d37c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4c13f",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 193,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.273,
"s": 75.342,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81911,
"c": 0.14731,
"h": 93.4
},
"luminance": 0.54993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4C13F
secondary
#2F4598
accent
#5EF236
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#17140A
muted
#85837D