#E4E680#E4E680
#E4E680 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.746; OKLCH L 90.2% C 0.125 H 109.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E680 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 230, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 67%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 44%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 44.3%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.23, -14.89, 49.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.23, 51.43, 106.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.19% -0.0422 0.118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.19% 0.125 109.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.1891, 74.6475, 31.4449) |
| Luminance | 0.7465 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.52
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.11
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.12
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.14
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.32
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E680 #8280E6
analogous
#E6B580 #E4E680 #B1E680
triadic
#E4E680 #80E4E6 #E680E4
tetradic
#E4E680 #80E6B5 #8280E6 #E680B1
square
#E4E680 #80E6B5 #8280E6 #E680B1
split-complementary
#E4E680 #80B1E6 #B580E6
monochromatic
#C2C527 #D9DC4D #E4E680 #EFF0B3 #FAFAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#E4E680 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.93
#E4E680 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E680
15.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E680 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E680 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.93 | 15.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DE77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E285
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0DBCE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e680; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 230, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.2% 0.125 109.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeeda7',
500: '#e4e680',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e680; $custom-light: #eeeda7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e680",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 230,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.176,
"s": 67.105,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90194,
"c": 0.12534,
"h": 109.7
},
"luminance": 0.74646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E680
secondary
#4E4CBE
accent
#16CF1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480