#E4E89C#E4E89C
#E4E89C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.766; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.097 H 110.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E89C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 232, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 62%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 33%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 32.8%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.14, -12.84, 36.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.14, 38.78, 109.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.05% -0.0343 0.0907) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.05% 0.097 110.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.8526, 76.6085, 42.7112) |
| Luminance | 0.7661 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.69
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.80
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.62
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.72
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 5.10
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E89C #A09CE8
analogous
#E8C69C #E4E89C #BEE89C
triadic
#E4E89C #9CE4E8 #E89CE4
tetradic
#E4E89C #9CE8C6 #A09CE8 #E89CBE
square
#E4E89C #9CE8C6 #A09CE8 #E89CBE
split-complementary
#E4E89C #9CBEE8 #C69CE8
monochromatic
#C9D139 #D6DC6A #E4E89C #F2F4CE #F8F9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#E4E89C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.32
#E4E89C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E89C
16.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E89C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E89C | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.32 | 16.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3E197
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4E49F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEDFD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e89c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 232, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.097 110.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edefba',
500: '#e4e89c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e89c; $custom-light: #edefba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e89c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 232,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.158,
"s": 62.295,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91048,
"c": 0.09692,
"h": 110.7
},
"luminance": 0.76608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E89C
secondary
#6A65C3
accent
#1BCA25
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#161611
muted
#858581