#E4C76C#E4C76C
#E4C76C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.116 H 92.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4C76C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 199, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 53%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 52.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.98, -1.02, 48.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.98, 48.87, 91.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.57% -0.0042 0.1157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.57% 0.116 92.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.1272, 58.4261, 22.5581) |
| Luminance | 0.5842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.79
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.64
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.86
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.92
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.17
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4C76C #6C89E4
analogous
#E48B6C #E4C76C #C5E46C
triadic
#E4C76C #6CE4C7 #C76CE4
tetradic
#E4C76C #6CE48B #6C89E4 #E46CC5
square
#E4C76C #6CE48B #6C89E4 #E46CC5
split-complementary
#E4C76C #6CC5E4 #8B6CE4
monochromatic
#B49121 #DBB338 #E4C76C #EDDBA0 #F7EED3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#E4C76C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.68
#E4C76C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4C76C
12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4C76C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4C76C | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.68 | 12.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C464
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CD70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4BAB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4c76c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 199, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.116 92.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd798',
500: '#e4c76c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4c76c; $custom-light: #efd798; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4c76c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 199,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.5,
"s": 68.966,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83572,
"c": 0.11573,
"h": 92.1
},
"luminance": 0.58424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4C76C
secondary
#3F5CB5
accent
#42D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F