#E4C96D#E4C96D
#E4C96D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.594; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.116 H 93.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4C96D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 201, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 52.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.50, -1.97, 49.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.50, 49.04, 92.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.99% -0.0069 0.1161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.99% 0.116 93.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.6439, 59.3739, 22.9943) |
| Luminance | 0.5937 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.44
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.03
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.62
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.82
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.82
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4C96D #6D88E4
analogous
#E48D6D #E4C96D #C3E46D
triadic
#E4C96D #6DE4C9 #C96DE4
tetradic
#E4C96D #6DE48D #6D88E4 #E46DC3
square
#E4C96D #6DE48D #6D88E4 #E46DC3
split-complementary
#E4C96D #6DC3E4 #8D6DE4
monochromatic
#B59421 #DAB639 #E4C96D #EEDCA1 #F7EFD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#E4C96D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.87
#E4C96D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4C96D
12.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4C96D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4C96D | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.87 | 12.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC665
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CE71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4BCB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4c96d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 201, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.116 93.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd999',
500: '#e4c96d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4c96d; $custom-light: #efd999; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4c96d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 201,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.387,
"s": 68.786,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83987,
"c": 0.11625,
"h": 93.4
},
"luminance": 0.59371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4C96D
secondary
#405AB6
accent
#3FD115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F