#E4D453#E4D453
#E4D453 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.642; OKLCH L 85.9% C 0.148 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D453 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 212, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 73%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 64%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 63.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.07, -9.45, 63.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.07, 64.36, 98.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.95% -0.0313 0.1445) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.95% 0.148 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.1020, 64.2078, 17.5674) |
| Luminance | 0.6421 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.98
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.49
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.55
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.01
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 5.07
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D453 #5363E4
analogous
#E48B53 #E4D453 #ABE453
triadic
#E4D453 #53E4D4 #D453E4
tetradic
#E4D453 #53E48B #5363E4 #E453AB
square
#E4D453 #53E48B #5363E4 #E453AB
split-complementary
#E4D453 #53ABE4 #8B53E4
monochromatic
#A3941A #D8C422 #E4D453 #ECE188 #F5EEBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#E4D453 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.84
#E4D453 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D453
13.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D453 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D453 | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.84 | 13.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CE43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD55A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C6B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d453; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 212, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.9% 0.148 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0e089',
500: '#e4d453',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d453; $custom-light: #f0e089; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d453",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 212,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.379,
"s": 72.864,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85947,
"c": 0.14784,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.64205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D453
secondary
#3642A5
accent
#26D511
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F