#E4E0CB#E4E0CB
#E4E0CB is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.741; OKLCH L 90.4% C 0.028 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E0CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 224, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 32%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 11%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 11%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.98, -2.19, 10.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.98, 10.99, 101.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.42% -0.004 0.0281) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.42% 0.028 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.4289, 74.1177, 67.1369) |
| Luminance | 0.7412 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 2.55
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 4.69
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 4.90
Champagne
#F7E7CE
ΔE00 5.63
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 5.64
Oldlace
#FDF5E6
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E0CB #CBCFE4
analogous
#E4D4CB #E4E0CB #DCE4CB
triadic
#E4E0CB #CBE4E0 #E0CBE4
tetradic
#E4E0CB #CBE4D4 #CBCFE4 #E4CBDC
square
#E4E0CB #CBE4D4 #CBCFE4 #E4CBDC
split-complementary
#E4E0CB #CBDCE4 #D4CBE4
monochromatic
#BAB07A #CFC8A3 #E4E0CB #F5F3EB #F5F3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#E4E0CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.82
#E4E0CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E0CB
15.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E0CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E0CB | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.82 | 15.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5DFCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6E0CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8DDDA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e0cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 224, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.4% 0.028 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ece9da',
500: '#e4e0cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e0cb; $custom-light: #ece9da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e0cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 224,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.4,
"s": 31.646,
"l": 84.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90421,
"c": 0.02834,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.74117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E0CB
secondary
#979DBD
accent
#4DAA3B
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FDFCFB
border
#D5D5D4
text
#161614
muted
#848483