#E4D469#E4D469
#E4D469 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.646; OKLCH L 86.2% C 0.129 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D469 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 212, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 69%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 54%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 53.9%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.28, -7.92, 54.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.28, 54.75, 98.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.18% -0.0245 0.127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.18% 0.129 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.0901, 64.6030, 22.7716) |
| Luminance | 0.6460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.10
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.19
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.59
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.72
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.93
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D469 #6979E4
analogous
#E49669 #E4D469 #B7E469
triadic
#E4D469 #69E4D4 #D469E4
tetradic
#E4D469 #69E496 #6979E4 #E469B7
square
#E4D469 #69E496 #6979E4 #E469B7
split-complementary
#E4D469 #69B7E4 #9669E4
monochromatic
#B29F20 #DBC535 #E4D469 #EDE39D #F7F2D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#E4D469 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.92
#E4D469 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D469
13.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D469 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D469 | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.92 | 13.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CE5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD56E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d469; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 212, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.2% 0.129 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe197',
500: '#e4d469',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d469; $custom-light: #efe197; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d469",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 212,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.195,
"s": 69.492,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86175,
"c": 0.12929,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.64601
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D469
secondary
#3E4DB3
accent
#2DD114
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F