#E4C667#E4C667
#E4C667 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.579; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.120 H 92.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4C667 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 198, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 70%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 55%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 54.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.66, -0.91, 50.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.66, 50.90, 91.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.31% -0.0045 0.1196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.31% 0.12 92.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.6394, 57.8640, 21.1202) |
| Luminance | 0.5786 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.39
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.50
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.61
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.88
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.38
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4C667 #6785E4
analogous
#E48867 #E4C667 #C3E467
triadic
#E4C667 #67E4C6 #C667E4
tetradic
#E4C667 #67E488 #6785E4 #E467C3
square
#E4C667 #67E488 #6785E4 #E467C3
split-complementary
#E4C667 #67C3E4 #8867E4
monochromatic
#B18E1F #DBB333 #E4C667 #EDD99B #F6EDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#E4C667 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.57
#E4C667 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4C667
12.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4C667 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4C667 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.57 | 12.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C35E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCC6B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4B9B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4c667; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 198, 103); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.120 92.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd795',
500: '#e4c667',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4c667; $custom-light: #efd795; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4c667",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 198,
"b": 103
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.6,
"s": 69.832,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83307,
"c": 0.11969,
"h": 92.1
},
"luminance": 0.57861
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4C667
secondary
#3D59B2
accent
#41D214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F