#E4C95D#E4C95D
#E4C95D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.591; OKLCH L 83.8% C 0.131 H 95.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4C95D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 201, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 59.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.32, -3.20, 56.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.32, 56.40, 93.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.8% -0.0123 0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.8% 0.131 95.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.8596, 59.0602, 18.8639) |
| Luminance | 0.5906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.44
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.53
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.66
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.40
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.12
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4C95D #5D78E4
analogous
#E4855D #E4C95D #BBE45D
triadic
#E4C95D #5DE4C9 #C95DE4
tetradic
#E4C95D #5DE485 #5D78E4 #E45DBB
square
#E4C95D #5DE485 #5D78E4 #E45DBB
split-complementary
#E4C95D #5DBBE4 #855DE4
monochromatic
#AA8E1C #DBB829 #E4C95D #EDDA91 #F5ECC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#E4C95D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.81
#E4C95D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4C95D
12.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4C95D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4C95D | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.81 | 12.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC552
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CE62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5BBB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4c95d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 201, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.8% 0.131 95.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd98e',
500: '#e4c95d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4c95d; $custom-light: #efd98e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4c95d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 201,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83796,
"c": 0.13077,
"h": 95.4
},
"luminance": 0.59058
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4C95D
secondary
#3950AC
accent
#39D312
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F