#E4D45C#E4D45C
#E4D45C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.644; OKLCH L 86.0% C 0.141 H 101.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D45C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 212, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 59.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.15, -8.88, 59.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.15, 60.56, 98.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.03% -0.0287 0.1378) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.03% 0.141 101.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4723, 64.3559, 19.5177) |
| Luminance | 0.6435 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.17
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.20
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.41
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.95
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.00
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D45C #5C6CE4
analogous
#E4905C #E4D45C #B0E45C
triadic
#E4D45C #5CE4D4 #D45CE4
tetradic
#E4D45C #5CE490 #5C6CE4 #E45CB0
square
#E4D45C #5CE490 #5C6CE4 #E45CB0
split-complementary
#E4D45C #5CB0E4 #905CE4
monochromatic
#AA991C #DBC627 #E4D45C #EDE291 #F5F0C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#E4D45C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.87
#E4D45C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D45C
13.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D45C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D45C | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.87 | 13.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CE4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD562
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C6BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d45c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 212, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.0% 0.141 101.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe08e',
500: '#e4d45c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d45c; $custom-light: #efe08e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d45c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 212,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.941,
"s": 71.579,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86032,
"c": 0.1407,
"h": 101.8
},
"luminance": 0.64354
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D45C
secondary
#3946AB
accent
#29D412
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F