#E4E46C#E4E46C
#E4E46C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.731; OKLCH L 89.5% C 0.143 H 109.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E46C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 228, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 53%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 52.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.48, -15.67, 57.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.48, 59.76, 105.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.53% -0.0463 0.1348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.53% 0.143 109) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.4467, 73.0651, 24.9979) |
| Luminance | 0.7306 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.35
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.40
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.64
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.81
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.91
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E46C #6C6CE4
analogous
#E4A86C #E4E46C #A8E46C
triadic
#E4E46C #6CE4E4 #E46CE4
tetradic
#E4E46C #6CE4A8 #6C6CE4 #E46CA8
square
#E4E46C #6CE4A8 #6C6CE4 #E46CA8
split-complementary
#E4E46C #6CA8E4 #A86CE4
monochromatic
#B4B421 #DBDB38 #E4E46C #EDEDA0 #F7F7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#E4E46C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.61
#E4E46C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E46C
15.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E46C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E46C | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.61 | 15.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DC60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E072
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2D8C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e46c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 228, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.5% 0.143 109.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efec99',
500: '#e4e46c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e46c; $custom-light: #efec99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e46c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 228,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 68.966,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89525,
"c": 0.14254,
"h": 109
},
"luminance": 0.73063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E46C
secondary
#3F3FB5
accent
#15D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F