#E4E692#E4E692
#E4E692 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.752; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.106 H 109.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E692 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 230, 146) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 63%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 37%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 36.5%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.47, -13.01, 40.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.47, 42.76, 107.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.46% -0.0354 0.0998) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.46% 0.106 109.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.4807, 75.1641, 38.2472) |
| Luminance | 0.7516 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.45
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.57
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.65
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.66
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.06
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E692 #9492E6
analogous
#E6BE92 #E4E692 #BAE692
triadic
#E4E692 #92E4E6 #E692E4
tetradic
#E4E692 #92E6BE #9492E6 #E692BA
square
#E4E692 #92E6BE #9492E6 #E692BA
split-complementary
#E4E692 #92BAE6 #BE92E6
monochromatic
#CACE2F #D8DB60 #E4E692 #F0F1C4 #F9F9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#E4E692 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.03
#E4E692 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E692
16.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E692 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E692 | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.03 | 16.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DF8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4E296
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFDCD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e692; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 230, 146); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.106 109.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ededb3',
500: '#e4e692',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e692; $custom-light: #ededb3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e692",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 230,
"b": 146
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.429,
"s": 62.687,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90465,
"c": 0.10592,
"h": 109.5
},
"luminance": 0.75163
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E692
secondary
#5F5DC0
accent
#1BCA1F
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#161611
muted
#858481