#E4CE73#E4CE73
#E4CE73 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.619; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.114 H 96.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4CE73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 206, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 68%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 49.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.85, -4.02, 47.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.85, 47.89, 94.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.08% -0.0122 0.1137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.08% 0.114 96.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.1626, 61.8767, 25.1487) |
| Luminance | 0.6187 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.55
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.88
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.35
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.87
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.35
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4CE73 #7389E4
analogous
#E49673 #E4CE73 #C1E473
triadic
#E4CE73 #73E4CE #CE73E4
tetradic
#E4CE73 #73E496 #7389E4 #E473C1
square
#E4CE73 #73E496 #7389E4 #E473C1
split-complementary
#E4CE73 #73C1E4 #9673E4
monochromatic
#B99C24 #DABC40 #E4CE73 #EEE0A6 #F8F2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E4CE73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.37
#E4CE73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4CE73
13.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4CE73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4CE73 | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.37 | 13.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DECA6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D177
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4ce73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 206, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.114 96.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efdc9d',
500: '#e4ce73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4ce73; $custom-light: #efdc9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4ce73",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 206,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.319,
"s": 67.665,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85079,
"c": 0.11438,
"h": 96.1
},
"luminance": 0.61874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4CE73
secondary
#4259B9
accent
#3AD016
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F