#E4E6AF#E4E6AF
#E4E6AF is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.762; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.072 H 109.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E6AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 230, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 52%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 24%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 23.9%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.94, -9.40, 26.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.94, 28.27, 109.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91% -0.0238 0.0675) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91% 0.072 109.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.0294, 76.1836, 51.6702) |
| Luminance | 0.7618 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.93
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.96
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.99
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 5.06
Ecru
#FEFFCA
ΔE00 5.36
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E6AF #B1AFE6
analogous
#E6CDAF #E4E6AF #C9E6AF
triadic
#E4E6AF #AFE4E6 #E6AFE4
tetradic
#E4E6AF #AFE6CD #B1AFE6 #E6AFC9
square
#E4E6AF #AFE6CD #B1AFE6 #E6AFC9
split-complementary
#E4E6AF #AFC9E6 #CDAFE6
monochromatic
#C5C952 #D4D780 #E4E6AF #F4F5DE #F7F8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#E4E6AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.24
#E4E6AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E6AF
16.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E6AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E6AF | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.24 | 16.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFE1AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0E3B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECDFD7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e6af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 230, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.072 109.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ededc7',
500: '#e4e6af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e6af; $custom-light: #ededc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e6af",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 230,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.182,
"s": 52.381,
"l": 79.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90998,
"c": 0.07155,
"h": 109.5
},
"luminance": 0.76183
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E6AF
secondary
#7B79C1
accent
#26C02B
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF9
border
#D6D5D2
text
#161613
muted
#858482