#E4E7AE#E4E7AE
#E4E7AE is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.767; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.074 H 110.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E7AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 231, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 54%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 25%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 24.7%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.18, -10.04, 27.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.18, 29.28, 110.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.18% -0.0257 0.0695) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.18% 0.074 110.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.2106, 76.7026, 51.2479) |
| Luminance | 0.7670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.95
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 5.01
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 5.02
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.21
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 5.23
Ecru
#FEFFCA
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E7AE #B1AEE7
analogous
#E7CEAE #E4E7AE #C8E7AE
triadic
#E4E7AE #AEE4E7 #E7AEE4
tetradic
#E4E7AE #AEE7CE #B1AEE7 #E7AEC8
square
#E4E7AE #AEE7CE #B1AEE7 #E7AEC8
split-complementary
#E4E7AE #AEC8E7 #CEAEE7
monochromatic
#C5CB50 #D4D97F #E4E7AE #F4F5DD #F7F8E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#E4E7AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.34
#E4E7AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E7AE
16.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E7AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E7AE | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.34 | 16.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0E2AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1E4B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECE0D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e7ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 231, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.074 110.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edeec6',
500: '#e4e7ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e7ae; $custom-light: #edeec6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e7ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 231,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.158,
"s": 54.286,
"l": 79.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91182,
"c": 0.07406,
"h": 110.3
},
"luminance": 0.76702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E7AE
secondary
#7B77C2
accent
#24C22C
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF9
border
#D6D6D2
text
#161613
muted
#858582