#E4E0CA#E4E0CA
#E4E0CA is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.741; OKLCH L 90.4% C 0.030 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E0CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 224, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 33%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 11%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 11.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.96, -2.35, 11.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.96, 11.50, 101.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.4% -0.0044 0.0293) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.4% 0.03 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.3101, 74.0702, 66.5113) |
| Luminance | 0.7407 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 2.69
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 4.80
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 4.87
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 5.54
Champagne
#F7E7CE
ΔE00 5.68
Oldlace
#FDF5E6
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E0CA #CACEE4
analogous
#E4D3CA #E4E0CA #DBE4CA
triadic
#E4E0CA #CAE4E0 #E0CAE4
tetradic
#E4E0CA #CAE4D3 #CACEE4 #E4CADB
square
#E4E0CA #CAE4D3 #CACEE4 #E4CADB
split-complementary
#E4E0CA #CADBE4 #D3CAE4
monochromatic
#BBB179 #CFC8A1 #E4E0CA #F5F3EB #F5F3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#E4E0CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.81
#E4E0CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E0CA
15.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E0CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E0CA | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.81 | 15.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5DEC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6E0CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9DDDA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e0ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 224, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.4% 0.030 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ece9da',
500: '#e4e0ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e0ca; $custom-light: #ece9da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e0ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 224,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.769,
"s": 32.5,
"l": 84.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90396,
"c": 0.02965,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.7407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E0CA
secondary
#969CBD
accent
#4CAB3A
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FDFCFB
border
#D5D5D4
text
#161614
muted
#848483