#E4CB72#E4CB72
#E4CB72 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.604; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.113 H 94.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4CB72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 203, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 68%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 50%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.07, -2.57, 47.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.07, 47.33, 93.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.46% -0.0081 0.1126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.46% 0.113 94.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.3900, 60.4231, 24.6088) |
| Luminance | 0.6042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 0.85
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.59
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.57
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.90
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.28
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4CB72 #728BE4
analogous
#E49272 #E4CB72 #C4E472
triadic
#E4CB72 #72E4CB #CB72E4
tetradic
#E4CB72 #72E492 #728BE4 #E472C4
square
#E4CB72 #72E492 #728BE4 #E472C4
split-complementary
#E4CB72 #72C4E4 #9272E4
monochromatic
#B89823 #DAB83F #E4CB72 #EEDEA5 #F8F1D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#E4CB72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.08
#E4CB72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4CB72
13.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4CB72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4CB72 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.08 | 13.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC86A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CF75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3BFB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4cb72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 203, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.113 94.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efda9c',
500: '#e4cb72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4cb72; $custom-light: #efda9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4cb72",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 203,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.842,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84458,
"c": 0.11293,
"h": 94.1
},
"luminance": 0.60421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4CB72
secondary
#425CB9
accent
#3FD016
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F