#E4DB74#E4DB74
#E4DB74 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.684; OKLCH L 87.8% C 0.126 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4DB74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 219, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 67%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 49%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 49.1%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.22, -10.53, 51.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.22, 52.37, 101.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.75% -0.0308 0.1217) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.75% 0.126 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.4804, 68.4198, 26.5401) |
| Luminance | 0.6842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.31
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.00
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.07
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.18
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.67
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4DB74 #747DE4
analogous
#E4A374 #E4DB74 #B5E474
triadic
#E4DB74 #74E4DB #DB74E4
tetradic
#E4DB74 #74E4A3 #747DE4 #E474B5
square
#E4DB74 #74E4A3 #747DE4 #E474B5
split-complementary
#E4DB74 #74B5E4 #A374E4
monochromatic
#BAAE24 #DACE41 #E4DB74 #EEE8A7 #F8F6DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#E4DB74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.68
#E4DB74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4DB74
14.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4DB74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4DB74 | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.68 | 14.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBD56B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EEDA79
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2CFC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4db74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 219, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.8% 0.126 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee69e',
500: '#e4db74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4db74; $custom-light: #eee69e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4db74",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 219,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.179,
"s": 67.47,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87752,
"c": 0.12554,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.68418
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4DB74
secondary
#434CBA
accent
#25CF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480