#E4E4AC#E4E4AC
#E4E4AC is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.750; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.073 H 107.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E4AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 228, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 51%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 25%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 24.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.37, -8.80, 27.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.37, 28.81, 107.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.53% -0.0222 0.0693) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.53% 0.073 107.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.1846, 74.9603, 49.9512) |
| Luminance | 0.7496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.45
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.29
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.41
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.05
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 5.28
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E4AC #ACACE4
analogous
#E4C8AC #E4E4AC #C8E4AC
triadic
#E4E4AC #ACE4E4 #E4ACE4
tetradic
#E4E4AC #ACE4C8 #ACACE4 #E4ACC8
square
#E4E4AC #ACE4C8 #ACACE4 #E4ACC8
split-complementary
#E4E4AC #ACC8E4 #C8ACE4
monochromatic
#C6C650 #D5D57E #E4E4AC #F3F3DA #F7F7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#E4E4AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#E4E4AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E4AC
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E4AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E4AC | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.99 | 15.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDDFA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EEE2AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECDDD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e4ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 228, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.073 107.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edecc5',
500: '#e4e4ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e4ac; $custom-light: #edecc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e4ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 228,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 50.909,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90528,
"c": 0.07274,
"h": 107.8
},
"luminance": 0.74959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E4AC
secondary
#7676BE
accent
#27BE27
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF9
border
#D6D5D2
text
#161613
muted
#858482