#E4CB74#E4CB74
#E4CB74 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.605; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.111 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4CB74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 203, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 67%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 49%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 49.1%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.09, -2.39, 46.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.09, 46.37, 92.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.49% -0.0073 0.1107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.49% 0.111 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.5051, 60.4692, 25.2149) |
| Luminance | 0.6047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 0.58
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.68
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.61
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.11
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.53
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4CB74 #748DE4
analogous
#E49374 #E4CB74 #C5E474
triadic
#E4CB74 #74E4CB #CB74E4
tetradic
#E4CB74 #74E493 #748DE4 #E474C5
square
#E4CB74 #74E493 #748DE4 #E474C5
split-complementary
#E4CB74 #74C5E4 #9374E4
monochromatic
#BA9824 #DAB841 #E4CB74 #EEDEA7 #F8F1DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#E4CB74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.09
#E4CB74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4CB74
13.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4CB74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4CB74 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.09 | 13.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC86D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CF77
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3BFB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4cb74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 203, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.111 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efda9e',
500: '#e4cb74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4cb74; $custom-light: #efda9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4cb74",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 203,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.607,
"s": 67.47,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84486,
"c": 0.11093,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.60467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4CB74
secondary
#435DBA
accent
#3FCF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F