#E4E08E#E4E08E
#E4E08E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.718; OKLCH L 89.2% C 0.103 H 105.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E08E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 224, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 61%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 38%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 37.7%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.85, -10.46, 40.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.85, 41.97, 104.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.16% -0.0283 0.0995) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.16% 0.103 105.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.5340, 71.7597, 36.0901) |
| Luminance | 0.7176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.59
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.37
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.98
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.03
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.22
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E08E #8E92E4
analogous
#E4B58E #E4E08E #BDE48E
triadic
#E4E08E #8EE4E0 #E08EE4
tetradic
#E4E08E #8EE4B5 #8E92E4 #E48EBD
square
#E4E08E #8EE4B5 #8E92E4 #E48EBD
split-complementary
#E4E08E #8EBDE4 #B58EE4
monochromatic
#C8C130 #D8D25D #E4E08E #F0EEBF #F9F8E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#E4E08E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.35
#E4E08E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E08E
15.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E08E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E08E | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.35 | 15.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDDA88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFDE91
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0D6CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e08e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 224, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.2% 0.103 105.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee9b0',
500: '#e4e08e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e08e; $custom-light: #eee9b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e08e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 224,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.209,
"s": 61.429,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89162,
"c": 0.10343,
"h": 105.9
},
"luminance": 0.71758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E08E
secondary
#595EBD
accent
#24C91C
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#161610
muted
#858481