#E4D464#E4D464
#E4D464 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.645; OKLCH L 86.1% C 0.134 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D464 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 212, 100) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 70%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 56%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 56.1%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.23, -8.30, 56.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.23, 57.03, 98.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.12% -0.0261 0.1313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.12% 0.134 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8406, 64.5032, 21.4577) |
| Luminance | 0.6450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.72
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.50
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.53
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.90
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.93
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D464 #6474E4
analogous
#E49464 #E4D464 #B4E464
triadic
#E4D464 #64E4D4 #D464E4
tetradic
#E4D464 #64E494 #6474E4 #E464B4
square
#E4D464 #64E494 #6474E4 #E464B4
split-complementary
#E4D464 #64B4E4 #9464E4
monochromatic
#AF9D1F #DBC630 #E4D464 #EDE298 #F6F1CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#E4D464 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.90
#E4D464 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D464
13.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D464 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D464 | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.90 | 13.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CE59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD569
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C7BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d464; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 212, 100); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.1% 0.134 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe194',
500: '#e4d464',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d464; $custom-light: #efe194; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d464",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 212,
"b": 100
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.5,
"s": 70.33,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86118,
"c": 0.13383,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.64501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D464
secondary
#3C4AB0
accent
#2BD213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F