#E4E8A7#E4E8A7
#E4E8A7 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.770; OKLCH L 91.3% C 0.084 H 110.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4E8A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 232, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 59%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 28%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 28%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.32, -11.47, 31.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.32, 33.30, 110.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.25% -0.0299 0.0784) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.25% 0.084 110.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.8266, 76.9981, 47.8407) |
| Luminance | 0.7700 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.94
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.57
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 5.10
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.14
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 5.22
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4E8A7 #ABA7E8
analogous
#E8CBA7 #E4E8A7 #C3E8A7
triadic
#E4E8A7 #A7E4E8 #E8A7E4
tetradic
#E4E8A7 #A7E8CB #ABA7E8 #E8A7C3
square
#E4E8A7 #A7E8CB #ABA7E8 #E8A7C3
split-complementary
#E4E8A7 #A7C3E8 #CBA7E8
monochromatic
#C6CF46 #D5DB76 #E4E8A7 #F3F5D8 #F8F9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#E4E8A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.40
#E4E8A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4E8A7
16.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4E8A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4E8A7 | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.40 | 16.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2E2A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2E4AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDE0D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4e8a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 232, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.3% 0.084 110.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edefc1',
500: '#e4e8a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4e8a7; $custom-light: #edefc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4e8a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 232,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.692,
"s": 58.559,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9125,
"c": 0.08389,
"h": 110.9
},
"luminance": 0.76997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4E8A7
secondary
#7570C3
accent
#1FC62A
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF9
border
#D6D6D2
text
#161612
muted
#858582