#E4D660#E4D660
#E4D660 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.654; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.139 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D660 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 214, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 71%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 57.9%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.71, -9.61, 58.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.71, 59.54, 99.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.49% -0.0303 0.1358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.49% 0.139 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.1548, 65.4338, 20.6307) |
| Luminance | 0.6543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.19
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.15
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.52
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.05
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.20
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D660 #606EE4
analogous
#E49460 #E4D660 #B0E460
triadic
#E4D660 #60E4D6 #D660E4
tetradic
#E4D660 #60E494 #606EE4 #E460B0
square
#E4D660 #60E494 #606EE4 #E460B0
split-complementary
#E4D660 #60B0E4 #9460E4
monochromatic
#AC9D1D #DBC92C #E4D660 #EDE394 #F6F1C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E4D660 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.09
#E4D660 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D660
14.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D660 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D660 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.09 | 14.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7D054
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD666
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C9BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d660; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 214, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.139 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe291',
500: '#e4d660',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d660; $custom-light: #efe291; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d660",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 214,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.636,
"s": 70.968,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86486,
"c": 0.13914,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.65432
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D660
secondary
#3A47AE
accent
#27D313
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F