#E4CF61#E4CF61
#E4CF61 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.620; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.132 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4CF61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 207, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 71%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 57%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 57.5%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.91, -5.99, 56.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.91, 56.60, 96.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.06% -0.0198 0.1306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.06% 0.132 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4675, 61.9851, 20.2969) |
| Luminance | 0.6198 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.46
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.64
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.99
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.04
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.27
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4CF61 #6176E4
analogous
#E48D61 #E4CF61 #B7E461
triadic
#E4CF61 #61E4CF #CF61E4
tetradic
#E4CF61 #61E48D #6176E4 #E461B7
square
#E4CF61 #61E48D #6176E4 #E461B7
split-complementary
#E4CF61 #61B7E4 #8D61E4
monochromatic
#AD961E #DBBF2D #E4CF61 #EDDF95 #F6EFCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E4CF61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.40
#E4CF61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4CF61
13.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4CF61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4CF61 | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.40 | 13.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CA56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6D266
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4cf61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 207, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.132 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efdd91',
500: '#e4cf61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4cf61; $custom-light: #efdd91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4cf61",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 207,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.382,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8506,
"c": 0.1321,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.61983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4CF61
secondary
#3B4DAE
accent
#31D313
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F