#E4E69C#E4E69C
#E4E69C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.755; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.094 H 109.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E69C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 230, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 60%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 32%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 32.2%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.62, -11.85, 35.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.62, 37.82, 108.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.64% -0.0315 0.0891) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.64% 0.094 109.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.2929, 75.4890, 42.5246) |
| Luminance | 0.7549 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.31
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.34
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.40
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.92
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.13
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E69C #9E9CE6
analogous
#E6C39C #E4E69C #BFE69C
triadic
#E4E69C #9CE4E6 #E69CE4
tetradic
#E4E69C #9CE6C3 #9E9CE6 #E69CBF
square
#E4E69C #9CE6C3 #9E9CE6 #E69CBF
split-complementary
#E4E69C #9CBFE6 #C39CE6
monochromatic
#C9CD3A #D7DA6B #E4E69C #F1F2CD #F8F9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#E4E69C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.10
#E4E69C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E69C
16.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E69C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E69C | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.10 | 16.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1E097
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2E39F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEDDD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e69c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 230, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.094 109.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ededba',
500: '#e4e69c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e69c; $custom-light: #ededba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e69c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 230,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.622,
"s": 59.677,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90636,
"c": 0.09444,
"h": 109.5
},
"luminance": 0.75488
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E69C
secondary
#6866C0
accent
#1EC723
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#161611
muted
#858481