#E4E683#E4E683
#E4E683 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.747; OKLCH L 90.2% C 0.122 H 109.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E683 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 230, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 66%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 43%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 43%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.27, -14.60, 47.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.27, 50.01, 106.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.24% -0.0411 0.1151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.24% 0.122 109.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.3895, 74.7276, 32.5003) |
| Luminance | 0.7473 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.36
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.94
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 5.01
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.18
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.28
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E683 #8583E6
analogous
#E6B683 #E4E683 #B2E683
triadic
#E4E683 #83E4E6 #E683E4
tetradic
#E4E683 #83E6B6 #8583E6 #E683B2
square
#E4E683 #83E6B6 #8583E6 #E683B2
split-complementary
#E4E683 #83B2E6 #B683E6
monochromatic
#C3C728 #D9DC50 #E4E683 #EFF0B6 #F9FAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#E4E683 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.95
#E4E683 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E683
15.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E683 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E683 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.95 | 15.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DE7B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E288
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0DBCE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e683; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 230, 131); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.2% 0.122 109.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeeda9',
500: '#e4e683',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e683; $custom-light: #eeeda9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e683",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 230,
"b": 131
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.212,
"s": 66.443,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90236,
"c": 0.12222,
"h": 109.6
},
"luminance": 0.74726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E683
secondary
#514FBF
accent
#17CE1B
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858481