#E4E2CB#E4E2CB
#E4E2CB is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.752; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.031 H 102.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E2CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 226, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 32%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 11%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 11%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.49, -3.21, 11.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.49, 11.93, 105.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.82% -0.0069 0.0299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.82% 0.031 102.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.9696, 75.1990, 67.3171) |
| Luminance | 0.7520 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 3.10
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 4.11
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 5.37
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 5.97
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 6.15
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E2CB #CBCDE4
analogous
#E4D6CB #E4E2CB #DAE4CB
triadic
#E4E2CB #CBE4E2 #E2CBE4
tetradic
#E4E2CB #CBE4D6 #CBCDE4 #E4CBDA
square
#E4E2CB #CBE4D6 #CBCDE4 #E4CBDA
split-complementary
#E4E2CB #CBDAE4 #D6CBE4
monochromatic
#BAB57A #CFCCA3 #E4E2CB #F5F4EB #F5F4EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#E4E2CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.04
#E4E2CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E2CB
16.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E2CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E2CB | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.04 | 16.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7E0CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8E2CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8DFDB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e2cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 226, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.031 102.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecebda',
500: '#e4e2cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e2cb; $custom-light: #ecebda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e2cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 226,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.2,
"s": 31.646,
"l": 84.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90822,
"c": 0.03068,
"h": 102.9
},
"luminance": 0.75198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E2CB
secondary
#979ABD
accent
#44AA3B
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FDFDFB
border
#D5D5D4
text
#161614
muted
#848483