#E4CD7C#E4CD7C
#E4CD7C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.616; OKLCH L 85.0% C 0.104 H 94.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4CD7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 205, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 66%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 46%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 45.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.71, -2.67, 43.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.71, 43.19, 93.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.01% -0.0074 0.1041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.01% 0.104 94) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4660, 61.6141, 27.9306) |
| Luminance | 0.6161 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 0.91
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.71
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.68
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.90
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.33
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4CD7C #7C93E4
analogous
#E4997C #E4CD7C #C7E47C
triadic
#E4CD7C #7CE4CD #CD7CE4
tetradic
#E4CD7C #7CE499 #7C93E4 #E47CC7
square
#E4CD7C #7CE499 #7C93E4 #E47CC7
split-complementary
#E4CD7C #7CC7E4 #997CE4
monochromatic
#BE9D27 #DABA49 #E4CD7C #EEE0AF #F9F4E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#E4CD7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.32
#E4CD7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4CD7C
13.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4CD7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4CD7C | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.32 | 13.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDCA76
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D17F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2C2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4cd7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 205, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.0% 0.104 94.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eedca3',
500: '#e4cd7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4cd7c; $custom-light: #eedca3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4cd7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 205,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.731,
"s": 65.823,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85006,
"c": 0.10436,
"h": 94
},
"luminance": 0.61612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4CD7C
secondary
#4962BC
accent
#40CE18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480