#E4E26F#E4E26F
#E4E26F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.720; OKLCH L 89.1% C 0.138 H 108.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E26F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 226, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 68%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 51%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 51.3%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.99, -14.44, 55.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.99, 57.57, 104.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.14% -0.0425 0.1309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.14% 0.138 108) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.0621, 72.0360, 25.6709) |
| Luminance | 0.7203 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.22
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.60
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.61
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.62
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.65
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E26F #6F71E4
analogous
#E4A86F #E4E26F #ACE46F
triadic
#E4E26F #6FE4E2 #E26FE4
tetradic
#E4E26F #6FE4A8 #6F71E4 #E46FAC
square
#E4E26F #6FE4A8 #6F71E4 #E46FAC
split-complementary
#E4E26F #6FACE4 #A86FE4
monochromatic
#B6B422 #DAD83B #E4E26F #EEECA3 #F7F7D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#E4E26F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.41
#E4E26F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E26F
15.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E26F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E26F | 1.00 | 1.36 | 15.41 | 15.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DA64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DF75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2D6C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e26f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 226, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.1% 0.138 108.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efea9b',
500: '#e4e26f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e26f; $custom-light: #efea9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e26f",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 226,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.974,
"s": 68.421,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89142,
"c": 0.13764,
"h": 108
},
"luminance": 0.72034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E26F
secondary
#4042B7
accent
#18D015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F