#E4E57E#E4E57E
#E4E57E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.740; OKLCH L 90.0% C 0.126 H 109.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E57E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 229, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 66%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 45%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.4%, 0%, 45%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.94, -14.59, 49.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.94, 51.93, 106.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.96% -0.0415 0.1192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.96% 0.126 109.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.7813, 74.0404, 30.6660) |
| Luminance | 0.7404 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.42
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.07
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.14
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.21
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.34
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E57E #7F7EE5
analogous
#E5B37E #E4E57E #B0E57E
triadic
#E4E57E #7EE4E5 #E57EE4
tetradic
#E4E57E #7EE5B3 #7F7EE5 #E57EB0
square
#E4E57E #7EE5B3 #7F7EE5 #E57EB0
split-complementary
#E4E57E #7EB0E5 #B37EE5
monochromatic
#C0C227 #D9DB4B #E4E57E #EFEFB1 #F9FAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#E4E57E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.81
#E4E57E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E57E
15.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E57E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E57E | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.81 | 15.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DD75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E183
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1DACD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e57e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 229, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.0% 0.126 109.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeeda5',
500: '#e4e57e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e57e; $custom-light: #eeeda5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e57e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 229,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.583,
"s": 66.452,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89958,
"c": 0.12625,
"h": 109.2
},
"luminance": 0.74039
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E57E
secondary
#4B4ABD
accent
#17CE19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480