#E4C76D#E4C76D
#E4C76D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.115 H 91.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4C76D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 199, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 52.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.99, -0.94, 48.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.99, 48.39, 91.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.59% -0.0039 0.1147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.59% 0.115 91.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.1807, 58.4475, 22.8400) |
| Luminance | 0.5845 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.71
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.66
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.96
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.04
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.18
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4C76D #6D8AE4
analogous
#E48B6D #E4C76D #C5E46D
triadic
#E4C76D #6DE4C7 #C76DE4
tetradic
#E4C76D #6DE48B #6D8AE4 #E46DC5
square
#E4C76D #6DE48B #6D8AE4 #E46DC5
split-complementary
#E4C76D #6DC5E4 #8B6DE4
monochromatic
#B59121 #DAB339 #E4C76D #EEDBA1 #F7EFD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#E4C76D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.69
#E4C76D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4C76D
12.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4C76D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4C76D | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.69 | 12.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C465
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCD70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4BAB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4c76d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 199, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.115 91.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd799',
500: '#e4c76d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4c76d; $custom-light: #efd799; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4c76d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 199,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.378,
"s": 68.786,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83585,
"c": 0.11477,
"h": 91.9
},
"luminance": 0.58445
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4C76D
secondary
#405CB6
accent
#43D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F