#E4EAA2#E4EAA2
#E4EAA2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.779; OKLCH L 91.6% C 0.092 H 112.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4EAA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 234, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 63%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 31%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.6%, 0%, 30.8%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.76, -13.10, 34.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.76, 36.79, 110.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.57% -0.0348 0.0856) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.57% 0.092 112.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.9395, 77.9491, 45.6420) |
| Luminance | 0.7795 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.33
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.77
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.68
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.84
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 4.89
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4EAA2 #A8A2EA
analogous
#EACCA2 #E4EAA2 #C0EAA2
triadic
#E4EAA2 #A2E4EA #EAA2E4
tetradic
#E4EAA2 #A2EACC #A8A2EA #EAA2C0
square
#E4EAA2 #A2EACC #A8A2EA #EAA2C0
split-complementary
#E4EAA2 #A2C0EA #CCA2EA
monochromatic
#C7D33E #D6DF70 #E4EAA2 #F2F5D4 #F8F9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#E4EAA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.59
#E4EAA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4EAA2
16.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4EAA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4EAA2 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.59 | 16.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5E39D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E6A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDE2D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4eaa2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 234, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.6% 0.092 112.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edf0be',
500: '#e4eaa2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4eaa2; $custom-light: #edf0be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4eaa2",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 234,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91569,
"c": 0.09242,
"h": 112.1
},
"luminance": 0.77948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4EAA2
secondary
#726BC6
accent
#1BCB29
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#161612
muted
#858582