#E4E5CD#E4E5CD
#E4E5CD is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.769; OKLCH L 91.5% C 0.032 H 109.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E5CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 229, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 32%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 10%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.4%, 0%, 10.5%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.29, -4.42, 11.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.29, 12.41, 110.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.47% -0.0104 0.0302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.47% 0.032 109) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.0324, 76.9408, 68.8548) |
| Luminance | 0.7694 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 3.47
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 4.04
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 5.51
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 5.51
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 5.77
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E5CD #CECDE5
analogous
#E5DACD #E4E5CD #D8E5CD
triadic
#E4E5CD #CDE4E5 #E5CDE4
tetradic
#E4E5CD #CDE5DA #CECDE5 #E5CDD8
square
#E4E5CD #CDE5DA #CECDE5 #E5CDD8
split-complementary
#E4E5CD #CDD8E5 #DACDE5
monochromatic
#B9BB7C #CED0A5 #E4E5CD #F4F5EB #F4F5EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#E4E5CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.39
#E4E5CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E5CD
16.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E5CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E5CD | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.39 | 16.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9E3CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAE4CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8E2DE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e5cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 229, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.5% 0.032 109.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eceddc',
500: '#e4e5cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e5cd; $custom-light: #eceddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e5cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 229,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.5,
"s": 31.579,
"l": 85.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91474,
"c": 0.0319,
"h": 109
},
"luminance": 0.7694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E5CD
secondary
#9A99BE
accent
#3BAA40
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FDFDFC
border
#D5D5D5
text
#161615
muted
#848484