#E4D18E#E4D18E
#E4D18E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.640; OKLCH L 86.1% C 0.088 H 94.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D18E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 209, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 61%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 38%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 37.7%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.99, -2.85, 35.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.99, 35.76, 94.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.11% -0.0064 0.088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.11% 0.088 94.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6790, 64.0498, 34.8051) |
| Luminance | 0.6405 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.65
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.18
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.03
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.27
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.00
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D18E #8EA1E4
analogous
#E4A68E #E4D18E #CCE48E
triadic
#E4D18E #8EE4D1 #D18EE4
tetradic
#E4D18E #8EE4A6 #8EA1E4 #E48ECC
square
#E4D18E #8EE4A6 #8EA1E4 #E48ECC
split-complementary
#E4D18E #8ECCE4 #A68EE4
monochromatic
#C8A630 #D8BD5D #E4D18E #F0E5BF #F9F5E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#E4D18E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.81
#E4D18E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D18E
13.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D18E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D18E | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.81 | 13.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DECE89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D490
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d18e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 209, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.1% 0.088 94.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eedfb0',
500: '#e4d18e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d18e; $custom-light: #eedfb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d18e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 209,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.744,
"s": 61.429,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86105,
"c": 0.0882,
"h": 94.2
},
"luminance": 0.64048
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D18E
secondary
#596FBD
accent
#43C91C
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#161510
muted
#858481