#E4CB5D#E4CB5D
#E4CB5D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.132 H 96.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4CB5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 203, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 59.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.84, -4.23, 56.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.84, 57.04, 94.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.2% -0.0152 0.1314) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.2% 0.132 96.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.3289, 59.9987, 19.0203) |
| Luminance | 0.6000 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.55
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.62
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.76
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.08
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.64
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4CB5D #5D76E4
analogous
#E4875D #E4CB5D #B9E45D
triadic
#E4CB5D #5DE4CB #CB5DE4
tetradic
#E4CB5D #5DE487 #5D76E4 #E45DB9
square
#E4CB5D #5DE487 #5D76E4 #E45DB9
split-complementary
#E4CB5D #5DB9E4 #875DE4
monochromatic
#AA901C #DBBA29 #E4CB5D #EDDC91 #F5EDC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E4CB5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.00
#E4CB5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4CB5D
13.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4CB5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4CB5D | 1.00 | 1.62 | 13.00 | 13.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC752
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CF62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4BDB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4cb5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 203, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.132 96.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efda8f',
500: '#e4cb5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4cb5d; $custom-light: #efda8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4cb5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 203,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.889,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84202,
"c": 0.1323,
"h": 96.6
},
"luminance": 0.59996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4CB5D
secondary
#394FAC
accent
#36D312
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F