#E4D268#E4D268
#E4D268 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.636; OKLCH L 85.8% C 0.128 H 99.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D268 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 210, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 70%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 54.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.75, -6.98, 54.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.75, 54.48, 97.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.75% -0.0219 0.1265) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.75% 0.128 99.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.5422, 63.5889, 22.3369) |
| Luminance | 0.6359 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.97
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.47
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.07
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.60
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.75
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D268 #687AE4
analogous
#E49468 #E4D268 #B8E468
triadic
#E4D268 #68E4D2 #D268E4
tetradic
#E4D268 #68E494 #687AE4 #E468B8
square
#E4D268 #68E494 #687AE4 #E468B8
split-complementary
#E4D268 #68B8E4 #9468E4
monochromatic
#B29D20 #DBC334 #E4D268 #EDE19C #F7F1D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#E4D268 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.72
#E4D268 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D268
13.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D268 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D268 | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.72 | 13.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CD5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D46D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d268; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 210, 104); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.8% 0.128 99.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efdf96',
500: '#e4d268',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d268; $custom-light: #efdf96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d268",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 210,
"b": 104
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.29,
"s": 69.663,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85753,
"c": 0.12841,
"h": 99.8
},
"luminance": 0.63587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D268
secondary
#3E4FB3
accent
#2FD214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F