#E4D869#E4D869
#E4D869 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.666; OKLCH L 87.0% C 0.133 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D869 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 216, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 69%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 54%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 53.9%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.32, -9.94, 55.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.32, 56.27, 100.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87% -0.0303 0.1296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87% 0.133 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.1024, 66.6277, 23.1090) |
| Luminance | 0.6663 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.85
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.84
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.54
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.86
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.14
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D869 #6975E4
analogous
#E49A69 #E4D869 #B3E469
triadic
#E4D869 #69E4D8 #D869E4
tetradic
#E4D869 #69E49A #6975E4 #E469B3
square
#E4D869 #69E49A #6975E4 #E469B3
split-complementary
#E4D869 #69B3E4 #9A69E4
monochromatic
#B2A420 #DBCB35 #E4D869 #EDE59D #F7F3D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#E4D869 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.33
#E4D869 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D869
14.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D869 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D869 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.33 | 14.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9D25E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDD86E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3CBBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d869; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 216, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.0% 0.133 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe397',
500: '#e4d869',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d869; $custom-light: #efe397; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d869",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 216,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.146,
"s": 69.492,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86998,
"c": 0.13305,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.66626
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D869
secondary
#3E49B3
accent
#27D114
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F