#E4E46E#E4E46E
#E4E46E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.731; OKLCH L 89.5% C 0.141 H 108.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E46E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 228, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 51.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.50, -15.51, 56.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.50, 58.87, 105.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.55% -0.0457 0.1331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.55% 0.141 108.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.5543, 73.1081, 25.5649) |
| Luminance | 0.7311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.38
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.52
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.62
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.68
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.00
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E46E #6E6EE4
analogous
#E4A96E #E4E46E #A9E46E
triadic
#E4E46E #6EE4E4 #E46EE4
tetradic
#E4E46E #6EE4A9 #6E6EE4 #E46EA9
square
#E4E46E #6EE4A9 #6E6EE4 #E46EA9
split-complementary
#E4E46E #6EA9E4 #A96EE4
monochromatic
#B6B622 #DADA3A #E4E46E #EEEEA2 #F7F7D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#E4E46E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.62
#E4E46E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E46E
15.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E46E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E46E | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.62 | 15.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DC63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E074
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2D8CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e46e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 228, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.5% 0.141 108.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efec9b',
500: '#e4e46e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e46e; $custom-light: #efec9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e46e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 228,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 68.605,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89548,
"c": 0.14071,
"h": 108.9
},
"luminance": 0.73107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E46E
secondary
#4040B6
accent
#15D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F