#E4E0CE#E4E0CE
#E4E0CE is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.743; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.024 H 96.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E0CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 224, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 29%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 10%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 9.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.05, -1.70, 9.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.05, 9.45, 100.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.5% -0.0028 0.0243) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.5% 0.024 96.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.7899, 74.2621, 69.0380) |
| Luminance | 0.7426 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 2.46
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 4.27
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 5.36
Oldlace
#FDF5E6
ΔE00 5.40
Champagne
#F7E7CE
ΔE00 5.63
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E0CE #CED2E4
analogous
#E4D5CE #E4E0CE #DDE4CE
triadic
#E4E0CE #CEE4E0 #E0CEE4
tetradic
#E4E0CE #CEE4D5 #CED2E4 #E4CEDD
square
#E4E0CE #CEE4D5 #CED2E4 #E4CEDD
split-complementary
#E4E0CE #CEDDE4 #D5CEE4
monochromatic
#B9AE7F #CEC7A7 #E4E0CE #F4F3EB #F4F3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#E4E0CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.85
#E4E0CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E0CE
15.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E0CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E0CE | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.85 | 15.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4DFCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5E0CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8DDDB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e0ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 224, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.024 96.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ece9dd',
500: '#e4e0ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e0ce; $custom-light: #ece9dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e0ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 224,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.091,
"s": 28.947,
"l": 85.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90498,
"c": 0.02444,
"h": 96.6
},
"luminance": 0.74262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E0CE
secondary
#9AA0BC
accent
#51A83E
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FDFCFC
border
#D5D5D5
text
#161615
muted
#848484