#E4CF72#E4CF72
#E4CF72 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.623; OKLCH L 85.3% C 0.116 H 96.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4CF72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 207, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 68%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 50%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.09, -4.62, 48.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.09, 48.72, 95.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.27% -0.014 0.1154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.27% 0.116 96.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.3468, 62.3368, 24.9278) |
| Luminance | 0.6233 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.01
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.69
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.35
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.80
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.20
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4CF72 #7287E4
analogous
#E49672 #E4CF72 #C0E472
triadic
#E4CF72 #72E4CF #CF72E4
tetradic
#E4CF72 #72E496 #7287E4 #E472C0
square
#E4CF72 #72E496 #7287E4 #E472C0
split-complementary
#E4CF72 #72C0E4 #9672E4
monochromatic
#B89D23 #DABE3F #E4CF72 #EEE0A5 #F8F2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#E4CF72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.47
#E4CF72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4CF72
13.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4CF72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4CF72 | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.47 | 13.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFCB6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D276
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C3B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4cf72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 207, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.3% 0.116 96.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efdd9c',
500: '#e4cf72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4cf72; $custom-light: #efdd9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4cf72",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 207,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.947,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85268,
"c": 0.11623,
"h": 96.9
},
"luminance": 0.62335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4CF72
secondary
#4258B9
accent
#38D016
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F