#E4E167#E4E167
#E4E167 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.713; OKLCH L 88.8% C 0.144 H 107.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E167 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 225, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 70%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 55%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 54.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.64, -14.58, 58.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.64, 60.73, 103.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.84% -0.0437 0.137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.84% 0.144 107.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.3700, 71.3254, 23.3637) |
| Luminance | 0.7132 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.00
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.17
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.43
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.68
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.92
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E167 #676AE4
analogous
#E4A367 #E4E167 #A9E467
triadic
#E4E167 #67E4E1 #E167E4
tetradic
#E4E167 #67E4A3 #676AE4 #E467A9
square
#E4E167 #67E4A3 #676AE4 #E467A9
split-complementary
#E4E167 #67A9E4 #A367E4
monochromatic
#B1AE1F #DBD733 #E4E167 #EDEB9B #F6F6CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#E4E167 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.26
#E4E167 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E167
15.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E167 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E167 | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.26 | 15.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1D95B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DE6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2D4C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e167; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 225, 103); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.8% 0.144 107.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efea96',
500: '#e4e167',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e167; $custom-light: #efea96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e167",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 225,
"b": 103
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.56,
"s": 69.832,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88843,
"c": 0.14385,
"h": 107.7
},
"luminance": 0.71324
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E167
secondary
#3D40B2
accent
#18D214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F