#E4D05C#E4D05C
#E4D05C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.624; OKLCH L 85.2% C 0.137 H 99.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D05C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 208, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 59.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.12, -6.85, 58.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.12, 59.16, 96.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.21% -0.0229 0.1353) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.21% 0.137 99.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4847, 62.3808, 19.1885) |
| Luminance | 0.6238 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.05
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.89
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.13
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.35
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.54
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D05C #5C70E4
analogous
#E48C5C #E4D05C #B4E45C
triadic
#E4D05C #5CE4D0 #D05CE4
tetradic
#E4D05C #5CE48C #5C70E4 #E45CB4
square
#E4D05C #5CE48C #5C70E4 #E45CB4
split-complementary
#E4D05C #5CB4E4 #8C5CE4
monochromatic
#AA951C #DBC127 #E4D05C #EDDF91 #F5EEC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#E4D05C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.48
#E4D05C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D05C
13.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D05C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D05C | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.48 | 13.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2CB50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D262
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d05c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 208, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.2% 0.137 99.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efde8e',
500: '#e4d05c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d05c; $custom-light: #efde8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d05c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 208,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.176,
"s": 71.579,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85211,
"c": 0.13722,
"h": 99.6
},
"luminance": 0.62378
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D05C
secondary
#394AAB
accent
#2ED412
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F