#E4E37E#E4E37E
#E4E37E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.729; OKLCH L 89.5% C 0.124 H 108.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E37E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 227, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 65%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 45%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 44.7%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.42, -13.60, 49.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.42, 51.04, 105.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.54% -0.0386 0.1178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.54% 0.124 108.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.2311, 72.9400, 30.4826) |
| Luminance | 0.7294 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.02
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.22
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.22
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.31
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.41
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E37E #7E7FE4
analogous
#E4B07E #E4E37E #B2E47E
triadic
#E4E37E #7EE4E3 #E37EE4
tetradic
#E4E37E #7EE4B0 #7E7FE4 #E47EB2
square
#E4E37E #7EE4B0 #7E7FE4 #E47EB2
split-complementary
#E4E37E #7EB2E4 #B07EE4
monochromatic
#C0BE28 #D9D84B #E4E37E #EFEEB1 #F9F9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#E4E37E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.59
#E4E37E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E37E
15.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E37E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E37E | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.59 | 15.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DC75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3E083
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1D8CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e37e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 227, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.5% 0.124 108.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeeba5',
500: '#e4e37e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e37e; $custom-light: #eeeba5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e37e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 227,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.412,
"s": 65.385,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89542,
"c": 0.12401,
"h": 108.2
},
"luminance": 0.72939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E37E
secondary
#4A4CBC
accent
#1ACD18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480