#E4E4CB#E4E4CB
#E4E4CB is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.763; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.033 H 107.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E4CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 228, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 32%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 11%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.00, -4.23, 12.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.00, 12.93, 109.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.22% -0.0097 0.0318) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.22% 0.033 107) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.5166, 76.2930, 67.4995) |
| Luminance | 0.7629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 3.63
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 3.95
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 5.39
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 5.65
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 5.84
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E4CB #CBCBE4
analogous
#E4D8CB #E4E4CB #D8E4CB
triadic
#E4E4CB #CBE4E4 #E4CBE4
tetradic
#E4E4CB #CBE4D8 #CBCBE4 #E4CBD8
square
#E4E4CB #CBE4D8 #CBCBE4 #E4CBD8
split-complementary
#E4E4CB #CBD8E4 #D8CBE4
monochromatic
#BABA7A #CFCFA3 #E4E4CB #F5F5EB #F5F5EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#E4E4CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.26
#E4E4CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E4CB
16.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E4CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E4CB | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.26 | 16.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9E2CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9E3CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8E1DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e4cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 228, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.033 107.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ececda',
500: '#e4e4cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e4cb; $custom-light: #ececda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e4cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 228,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 31.646,
"l": 84.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91223,
"c": 0.03321,
"h": 107
},
"luminance": 0.76293
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E4CB
secondary
#9797BD
accent
#3BAA3B
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FDFDFB
border
#D5D5D4
text
#161614
muted
#848483