#E4E26D#E4E26D
#E4E26D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.720; OKLCH L 89.1% C 0.139 H 108.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E26D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 226, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 52.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.97, -14.60, 56.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.97, 58.48, 104.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.12% -0.0432 0.1326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.12% 0.139 108) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.9532, 71.9925, 25.0974) |
| Luminance | 0.7199 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.42
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.47
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.50
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.55
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.60
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E26D #6D6FE4
analogous
#E4A66D #E4E26D #AAE46D
triadic
#E4E26D #6DE4E2 #E26DE4
tetradic
#E4E26D #6DE4A6 #6D6FE4 #E46DAA
square
#E4E26D #6DE4A6 #6D6FE4 #E46DAA
split-complementary
#E4E26D #6DAAE4 #A66DE4
monochromatic
#B5B321 #DAD839 #E4E26D #EEECA1 #F7F7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#E4E26D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.40
#E4E26D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E26D
15.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E26D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E26D | 1.00 | 1.36 | 15.40 | 15.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DA62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DF73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2D6C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e26d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 226, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.1% 0.139 108.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efea9a',
500: '#e4e26d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e26d; $custom-light: #efea9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e26d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 226,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.992,
"s": 68.786,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89119,
"c": 0.13949,
"h": 108
},
"luminance": 0.71991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E26D
secondary
#4042B6
accent
#18D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F