#E4CD75#E4CD75
#E4CD75 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.614; OKLCH L 84.9% C 0.112 H 95.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4CD75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 205, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 67%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 49%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 48.7%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.62, -3.33, 46.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.62, 46.58, 94.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.9% -0.01 0.1111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.9% 0.112 95.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0389, 61.4433, 25.6814) |
| Luminance | 0.6144 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 0.98
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.19
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.42
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.08
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.61
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4CD75 #758CE4
analogous
#E49675 #E4CD75 #C3E475
triadic
#E4CD75 #75E4CD #CD75E4
tetradic
#E4CD75 #75E496 #758CE4 #E475C3
square
#E4CD75 #75E496 #758CE4 #E475C3
split-complementary
#E4CD75 #75C3E4 #9675E4
monochromatic
#BA9B24 #DABA42 #E4CD75 #EEE0A8 #F8F2DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#E4CD75 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.29
#E4CD75 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4CD75
13.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4CD75 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4CD75 | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.29 | 13.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC96E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D178
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C1B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4cd75; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 205, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.9% 0.112 95.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eedc9e',
500: '#e4cd75',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4cd75; $custom-light: #eedc9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4cd75",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 205,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.568,
"s": 67.273,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84904,
"c": 0.11155,
"h": 95.1
},
"luminance": 0.61441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4CD75
secondary
#435CBA
accent
#3DCF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F