#E4D488#E4D488
#E4D488 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.654; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.098 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D488 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 212, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 63%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 40%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 40.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.67, -5.04, 39.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.67, 39.89, 97.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.61% -0.0132 0.0968) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.61% 0.098 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.9836, 65.3604, 32.7439) |
| Luminance | 0.6536 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.38
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.91
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.66
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.18
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.27
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D488 #8898E4
analogous
#E4A688 #E4D488 #C6E488
triadic
#E4D488 #88E4D4 #D488E4
tetradic
#E4D488 #88E4A6 #8898E4 #E488C6
square
#E4D488 #88E4A6 #8898E4 #E488C6
split-complementary
#E4D488 #88C6E4 #A688E4
monochromatic
#C5AA2D #D9C256 #E4D488 #EFE6BA #F9F6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E4D488 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.07
#E4D488 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D488
14.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D488 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D488 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.07 | 14.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2D082
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D68B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1CAC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d488; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 212, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.098 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee1ab',
500: '#e4d488',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d488; $custom-light: #eee1ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d488",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 212,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.565,
"s": 63.014,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86611,
"c": 0.09764,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.65359
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D488
secondary
#5466BD
accent
#39CB1B
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#161510
muted
#858481