#E4D168#E4D168
#E4D168 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.631; OKLCH L 85.5% C 0.128 H 99.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D168 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 209, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 70%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 54.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.49, -6.47, 53.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.49, 54.12, 96.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.55% -0.0204 0.1259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.55% 0.128 99.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.2960, 63.0966, 22.2548) |
| Luminance | 0.6309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.93
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.70
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.77
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.43
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.73
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D168 #687BE4
analogous
#E49368 #E4D168 #B9E468
triadic
#E4D168 #68E4D1 #D168E4
tetradic
#E4D168 #68E493 #687BE4 #E468B9
square
#E4D168 #68E493 #687BE4 #E468B9
split-complementary
#E4D168 #68B9E4 #9368E4
monochromatic
#B29B20 #DBC134 #E4D168 #EDE19C #F7F1D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#E4D168 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.62
#E4D168 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D168
13.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D168 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D168 | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.62 | 13.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2CC5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D36D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d168; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 209, 104); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.5% 0.128 99.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efde96',
500: '#e4d168',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d168; $custom-light: #efde96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d168",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 209,
"b": 104
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.806,
"s": 69.663,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85549,
"c": 0.12753,
"h": 99.2
},
"luminance": 0.63094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D168
secondary
#3E4FB3
accent
#31D214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F