#E4D06E#E4D06E
#E4D06E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.627; OKLCH L 85.4% C 0.121 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D06E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 208, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 51.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.30, -5.48, 50.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.30, 50.97, 96.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.42% -0.0169 0.1198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.42% 0.121 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.3671, 62.7338, 23.8358) |
| Luminance | 0.6273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.63
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.79
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.47
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.58
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.60
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D06E #6E82E4
analogous
#E4956E #E4D06E #BDE46E
triadic
#E4D06E #6EE4D0 #D06EE4
tetradic
#E4D06E #6EE495 #6E82E4 #E46EBD
square
#E4D06E #6EE495 #6E82E4 #E46EBD
split-complementary
#E4D06E #6EBDE4 #956EE4
monochromatic
#B69D22 #DABF3A #E4D06E #EEE1A2 #F7F1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#E4D06E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.55
#E4D06E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D06E
13.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D06E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D06E | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.55 | 13.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CB65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6D372
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d06e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 208, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.4% 0.121 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efde9a',
500: '#e4d06e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d06e; $custom-light: #efde9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d06e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 208,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.831,
"s": 68.605,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85419,
"c": 0.121,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.62732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D06E
secondary
#4054B6
accent
#35D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F