#E4E3AA#E4E3AA
#E4E3AA is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.743; OKLCH L 90.3% C 0.074 H 107.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 227, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 52%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 25%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 25.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.08, -8.57, 28.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.08, 29.34, 106.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.28% -0.0216 0.0707) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.28% 0.074 107) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.7197, 74.3354, 48.8558) |
| Luminance | 0.7433 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.21
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.00
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.14
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.84
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 5.44
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E3AA #AAABE4
analogous
#E4C6AA #E4E3AA #C8E4AA
triadic
#E4E3AA #AAE4E3 #E3AAE4
tetradic
#E4E3AA #AAE4C6 #AAABE4 #E4AAC8
square
#E4E3AA #AAE4C6 #AAABE4 #E4AAC8
split-complementary
#E4E3AA #AAC8E4 #C6AAE4
monochromatic
#C6C44D #D5D47C #E4E3AA #F3F2D8 #F8F7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#E4E3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.87
#E4E3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E3AA
15.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E3AA | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.87 | 15.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDDEA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EEE1AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDDCD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 227, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.3% 0.074 107.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edebc3',
500: '#e4e3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e3aa; $custom-light: #edebc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 227,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.966,
"s": 51.786,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90284,
"c": 0.07397,
"h": 107
},
"luminance": 0.74334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E3AA
secondary
#7475BE
accent
#29BF26
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF9
border
#D6D5D2
text
#161612
muted
#858482