#E4C484#E4C484
#E4C484 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.576; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.090 H 84.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4C484 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 196, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 64%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 42%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 42.1%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.54, 2.80, 36.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.54, 36.40, 85.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.33% 0.0093 0.0891) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.33% 0.09 84) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.9013, 57.6422, 30.0068) |
| Luminance | 0.5764 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.52
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.80
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.00
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.26
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.95
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4C484 #84A4E4
analogous
#E49484 #E4C484 #D4E484
triadic
#E4C484 #84E4C4 #C484E4
tetradic
#E4C484 #84E494 #84A4E4 #E484D4
square
#E4C484 #84E494 #84A4E4 #E484D4
split-complementary
#E4C484 #84D4E4 #9484E4
monochromatic
#C3902B #D9AC52 #E4C484 #EFDCB6 #F9F3E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#E4C484 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.53
#E4C484 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4C484
12.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4C484 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4C484 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.53 | 12.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C37F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBCB86
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B9B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4c484; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 196, 132); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.090 84.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed5a8',
500: '#e4c484',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4c484; $custom-light: #eed5a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4c484",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 196,
"b": 132
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 64,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83334,
"c": 0.08953,
"h": 84
},
"luminance": 0.5764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4C484
secondary
#5074BC
accent
#55CC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF6
border
#D6D4D0
text
#171410
muted
#858380