#E4EAA0#E4EAA0
#E4EAA0 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.779; OKLCH L 91.5% C 0.095 H 112.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4EAA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 234, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 64%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 32%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.6%, 0%, 31.6%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.72, -13.35, 35.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.72, 37.79, 110.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.53% -0.0355 0.0879) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.53% 0.095 112) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.7631, 77.8785, 44.7132) |
| Luminance | 0.7788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.18
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.93
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.63
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.87
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 4.91
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4EAA0 #A6A0EA
analogous
#EACBA0 #E4EAA0 #BFEAA0
triadic
#E4EAA0 #A0E4EA #EAA0E4
tetradic
#E4EAA0 #A0EACB #A6A0EA #EAA0BF
square
#E4EAA0 #A0EACB #A6A0EA #EAA0BF
split-complementary
#E4EAA0 #A0BFEA #CBA0EA
monochromatic
#C8D43C #D6DF6E #E4EAA0 #F2F5D2 #F8F9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#E4EAA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.58
#E4EAA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4EAA0
16.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4EAA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4EAA0 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.58 | 16.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5E39B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E5A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDE2D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4eaa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 234, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.5% 0.095 112.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edf0bc',
500: '#e4eaa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4eaa0; $custom-light: #edf0bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4eaa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 234,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.865,
"s": 63.793,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91533,
"c": 0.09477,
"h": 112
},
"luminance": 0.77878
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4EAA0
secondary
#7069C5
accent
#1ACC28
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#161612
muted
#858582