#E4D37C#E4D37C
#E4D37C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.645; OKLCH L 86.2% C 0.110 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D37C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 211, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 66%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 46%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 45.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.25, -5.74, 45.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.25, 45.39, 97.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.22% -0.0163 0.1084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.22% 0.11 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.9288, 64.5398, 28.4182) |
| Luminance | 0.6454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.72
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.81
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.48
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.59
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.78
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D37C #7C8DE4
analogous
#E49F7C #E4D37C #C1E47C
triadic
#E4D37C #7CE4D3 #D37CE4
tetradic
#E4D37C #7CE49F #7C8DE4 #E47CC1
square
#E4D37C #7CE49F #7C8DE4 #E47CC1
split-complementary
#E4D37C #7CC1E4 #9F7CE4
monochromatic
#BEA627 #DAC249 #E4D37C #EEE4AF #F9F5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#E4D37C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.91
#E4D37C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D37C
13.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D37C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D37C | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.91 | 13.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2CF75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D580
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2C8BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d37c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 211, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.2% 0.110 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee0a3',
500: '#e4d37c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d37c; $custom-light: #eee0a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d37c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 211,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.192,
"s": 65.823,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86222,
"c": 0.10961,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.64538
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D37C
secondary
#495BBC
accent
#36CE18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480