#E4D665#E4D665
#E4D665 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.655; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.135 H 102.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D665 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 214, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 70%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 56%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 55.7%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.76, -9.24, 56.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.76, 57.32, 99.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.54% -0.0287 0.1317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.54% 0.135 102.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.3924, 65.5288, 21.8819) |
| Luminance | 0.6553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.57
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.73
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.61
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.04
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.10
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D665 #6573E4
analogous
#E49765 #E4D665 #B3E465
triadic
#E4D665 #65E4D6 #D665E4
tetradic
#E4D665 #65E497 #6573E4 #E465B3
square
#E4D665 #65E497 #6573E4 #E465B3
split-complementary
#E4D665 #65B3E4 #9765E4
monochromatic
#B0A01F #DBC831 #E4D665 #EDE499 #F6F2CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E4D665 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.11
#E4D665 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D665
14.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D665 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D665 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.11 | 14.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7D05A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD66B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d665; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 214, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.135 102.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe294',
500: '#e4d665',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d665; $custom-light: #efe294; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d665",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 214,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.386,
"s": 70.166,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8654,
"c": 0.13477,
"h": 102.3
},
"luminance": 0.65527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D665
secondary
#3C49B1
accent
#28D213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F