#E4E26C#E4E26C
#E4E26C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.720; OKLCH L 89.1% C 0.140 H 108.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E26C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 226, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 53%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 52.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.95, -14.68, 57.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.95, 58.92, 104.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.11% -0.0435 0.1335) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.11% 0.14 108.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.8997, 71.9710, 24.8156) |
| Luminance | 0.7197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.41
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.45
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.52
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.53
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.58
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E26C #6C6EE4
analogous
#E4A66C #E4E26C #AAE46C
triadic
#E4E26C #6CE4E2 #E26CE4
tetradic
#E4E26C #6CE4A6 #6C6EE4 #E46CAA
square
#E4E26C #6CE4A6 #6C6EE4 #E46CAA
split-complementary
#E4E26C #6CAAE4 #A66CE4
monochromatic
#B4B221 #DBD838 #E4E26C #EDECA0 #F7F6D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#E4E26C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.39
#E4E26C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E26C
15.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E26C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E26C | 1.00 | 1.36 | 15.39 | 15.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DA60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DF72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2D6C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e26c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 226, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.1% 0.140 108.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efea99',
500: '#e4e26c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e26c; $custom-light: #efea99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e26c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 226,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59,
"s": 68.966,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89107,
"c": 0.14041,
"h": 108.1
},
"luminance": 0.71969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E26C
secondary
#3F41B5
accent
#18D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F