#E4CB79#E4CB79
#E4CB79 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.606; OKLCH L 84.6% C 0.106 H 93.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4CB79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 203, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 66%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 47%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 46.9%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.16, -1.93, 43.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.16, 43.96, 92.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.56% -0.0055 0.1057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.56% 0.106 93) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.8038, 60.5887, 26.7881) |
| Luminance | 0.6059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 0.57
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.03
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.80
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.72
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.18
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4CB79 #7992E4
analogous
#E49579 #E4CB79 #C8E479
triadic
#E4CB79 #79E4CB #CB79E4
tetradic
#E4CB79 #79E495 #7992E4 #E479C8
square
#E4CB79 #79E495 #7992E4 #E479C8
split-complementary
#E4CB79 #79C8E4 #9579E4
monochromatic
#BD9926 #DAB746 #E4CB79 #EEDFAC #F9F3DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#E4CB79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.12
#E4CB79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4CB79
13.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4CB79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4CB79 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.12 | 13.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC872
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1D07C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3BFB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4cb79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 203, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.6% 0.106 93.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eedaa1',
500: '#e4cb79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4cb79; $custom-light: #eedaa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4cb79",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 203,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.981,
"s": 66.46,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84558,
"c": 0.10586,
"h": 93
},
"luminance": 0.60586
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4CB79
secondary
#4661BB
accent
#42CE17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380