#E4E4AB#E4E4AB
#E4E4AB is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.749; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.074 H 107.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E4AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 228, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 51%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 25%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 25%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.36, -8.94, 27.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.36, 29.31, 107.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.51% -0.0226 0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.51% 0.074 107.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.0890, 74.9220, 49.4474) |
| Luminance | 0.7492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.34
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.33
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.39
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.97
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 5.30
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E4AB #ABABE4
analogous
#E4C7AB #E4E4AB #C7E4AB
triadic
#E4E4AB #ABE4E4 #E4ABE4
tetradic
#E4E4AB #ABE4C7 #ABABE4 #E4ABC7
square
#E4E4AB #ABE4C7 #ABABE4 #E4ABC7
split-complementary
#E4E4AB #ABC7E4 #C7ABE4
monochromatic
#C6C64E #D5D57D #E4E4AB #F3F3D9 #F8F8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#E4E4AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.98
#E4E4AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E4AB
15.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E4AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E4AB | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.98 | 15.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EEDFA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFE2AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECDDD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e4ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 228, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.074 107.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edecc4',
500: '#e4e4ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e4ab; $custom-light: #edecc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e4ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 228,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 51.351,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90508,
"c": 0.07397,
"h": 107.8
},
"luminance": 0.74921
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E4AB
secondary
#7575BE
accent
#27BF27
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF9
border
#D6D5D2
text
#161612
muted
#858482