#E4CE6E#E4CE6E
#E4CE6E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.618; OKLCH L 85.0% C 0.119 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4CE6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 206, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 51.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.79, -4.45, 50.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.79, 50.26, 95.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.01% -0.0139 0.1185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.01% 0.119 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.8826, 61.7647, 23.6743) |
| Luminance | 0.6176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.16
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.85
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.41
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.45
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.94
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4CE6E #6E84E4
analogous
#E4936E #E4CE6E #BFE46E
triadic
#E4CE6E #6EE4CE #CE6EE4
tetradic
#E4CE6E #6EE493 #6E84E4 #E46EBF
square
#E4CE6E #6EE493 #6E84E4 #E46EBF
split-complementary
#E4CE6E #6EBFE4 #936EE4
monochromatic
#B69A22 #DABD3A #E4CE6E #EEDFA2 #F7F1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E4CE6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.35
#E4CE6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4CE6E
13.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4CE6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4CE6E | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.35 | 13.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFCA65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D172
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C2B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4ce6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 206, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.0% 0.119 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efdc9a',
500: '#e4ce6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4ce6e; $custom-light: #efdc9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4ce6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 206,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.814,
"s": 68.605,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85012,
"c": 0.11929,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.61762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4CE6E
secondary
#4056B6
accent
#38D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F