#E4E57D#E4E57D
#E4E57D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.740; OKLCH L 89.9% C 0.127 H 109.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E57D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 229, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 67%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 45%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.4%, 0%, 45.4%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.93, -14.68, 50.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.93, 52.40, 106.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.95% -0.0418 0.1202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.95% 0.127 109.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.7171, 74.0147, 30.3278) |
| Luminance | 0.7401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.49
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.00
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.10
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.28
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.33
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E57D #7E7DE5
analogous
#E5B27D #E4E57D #B0E57D
triadic
#E4E57D #7DE4E5 #E57DE4
tetradic
#E4E57D #7DE5B2 #7E7DE5 #E57DB0
square
#E4E57D #7DE5B2 #7E7DE5 #E57DB0
split-complementary
#E4E57D #7DB0E5 #B27DE5
monochromatic
#C0C127 #D9DB4A #E4E57D #EFEFB0 #F9F9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#E4E57D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.80
#E4E57D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E57D
15.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E57D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E57D | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.80 | 15.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DD74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E182
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1DACD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e57d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 229, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.9% 0.127 109.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeeda5',
500: '#e4e57d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e57d; $custom-light: #eeeda5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e57d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 229,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.577,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89945,
"c": 0.12727,
"h": 109.2
},
"luminance": 0.74013
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E57D
secondary
#4A49BD
accent
#17CF19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480