#E4E46F#E4E46F
#E4E46F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.731; OKLCH L 89.6% C 0.140 H 108.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E46F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 228, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 68%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 51%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 51.3%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.51, -15.43, 56.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.51, 58.42, 105.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.56% -0.0453 0.1322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.56% 0.14 108.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.6091, 73.1300, 25.8533) |
| Luminance | 0.7313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.41
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.52
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.58
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.71
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.02
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E46F #6F6FE4
analogous
#E4AA6F #E4E46F #AAE46F
triadic
#E4E46F #6FE4E4 #E46FE4
tetradic
#E4E46F #6FE4AA #6F6FE4 #E46FAA
square
#E4E46F #6FE4AA #6F6FE4 #E46FAA
split-complementary
#E4E46F #6FAAE4 #AA6FE4
monochromatic
#B6B622 #DADA3B #E4E46F #EEEEA3 #F7F7D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#E4E46F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.63
#E4E46F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E46F
15.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E46F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E46F | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.63 | 15.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DC64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E075
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2D8CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e46f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 228, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.6% 0.140 108.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efec9b',
500: '#e4e46f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e46f; $custom-light: #efec9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e46f",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 228,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 68.421,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89559,
"c": 0.13978,
"h": 108.9
},
"luminance": 0.73128
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E46F
secondary
#4040B7
accent
#15D015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F