#E4E27B#E4E27B
#E4E27B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.723; OKLCH L 89.3% C 0.126 H 107.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E27B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 226, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 66%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 46%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 46.1%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.12, -13.39, 50.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.12, 52.02, 104.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.29% -0.0383 0.12) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.29% 0.126 107.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.7677, 72.3183, 29.3874) |
| Luminance | 0.7232 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.08
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.22
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.23
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.35
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.43
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E27B #7B7DE4
analogous
#E4AE7B #E4E27B #B2E47B
triadic
#E4E27B #7BE4E2 #E27BE4
tetradic
#E4E27B #7BE4AE #7B7DE4 #E47BB2
square
#E4E27B #7BE4AE #7B7DE4 #E47BB2
split-complementary
#E4E27B #7BB2E4 #AE7BE4
monochromatic
#BEBB27 #DAD748 #E4E27B #EEEDAE #F9F8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#E4E27B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.46
#E4E27B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E27B
15.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E27B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E27B | 1.00 | 1.36 | 15.46 | 15.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1DB72
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DF80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1D7CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e27b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 226, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.3% 0.126 107.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeeba3',
500: '#e4e27b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e27b; $custom-light: #eeeba3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e27b",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 226,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.857,
"s": 66.038,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89294,
"c": 0.12596,
"h": 107.7
},
"luminance": 0.72317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E27B
secondary
#484ABC
accent
#1BCE18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480