#E4D57E#E4D57E
#E4D57E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.656; OKLCH L 86.7% C 0.109 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D57E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 213, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 65%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 45%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 44.7%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.79, -6.57, 44.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.79, 45.19, 98.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.66% -0.0184 0.1078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.66% 0.109 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5565, 65.5908, 29.2577) |
| Luminance | 0.6559 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.89
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.49
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.90
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.85
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.73
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D57E #7E8DE4
analogous
#E4A27E #E4D57E #C0E47E
triadic
#E4D57E #7EE4D5 #D57EE4
tetradic
#E4D57E #7EE4A2 #7E8DE4 #E47EC0
square
#E4D57E #7EE4A2 #7E8DE4 #E47EC0
split-complementary
#E4D57E #7EC0E4 #A27EE4
monochromatic
#C0A928 #D9C54B #E4D57E #EFE5B1 #F9F6E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E4D57E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.12
#E4D57E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D57E
14.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D57E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D57E | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.12 | 14.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4D077
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D682
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2CAC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d57e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 213, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.7% 0.109 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee1a5',
500: '#e4d57e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d57e; $custom-light: #eee1a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d57e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 213,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.176,
"s": 65.385,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86659,
"c": 0.1094,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.65589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D57E
secondary
#4A5BBC
accent
#33CD18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480