#E4CF45#E4CF45
#E4CF45 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.615; OKLCH L 84.8% C 0.153 H 100.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4CF45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 207, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 75%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 70%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 69.7%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.67, -7.70, 67.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.67, 68.21, 96.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.8% -0.0278 0.1509) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.8% 0.153 100.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.3844, 61.5518, 14.5925) |
| Luminance | 0.6155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.20
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.41
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.64
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.69
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.76
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4CF45 #455AE4
analogous
#E47F45 #E4CF45 #AAE445
triadic
#E4CF45 #45E4CF #CF45E4
tetradic
#E4CF45 #45E47F #455AE4 #E445AA
square
#E4CF45 #45E47F #455AE4 #E445AA
split-complementary
#E4CF45 #45AAE4 #7F45E4
monochromatic
#988716 #CEB71E #E4CF45 #ECDD7A #F4EBB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#E4CF45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.31
#E4CF45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4CF45
13.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4CF45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4CF45 | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.31 | 13.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2C930
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D14E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5C0B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4cf45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 207, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.8% 0.153 100.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0dd81',
500: '#e4cf45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4cf45; $custom-light: #f0dd81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4cf45",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 207,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.075,
"s": 74.648,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84803,
"c": 0.15347,
"h": 100.4
},
"luminance": 0.61549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4CF45
secondary
#313F9C
accent
#4FF137
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFCF2
border
#D7D5CC
text
#17150B
muted
#85847E