#E4E9A3

Closest named color: Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA). oklch(91.4% 0.09 111.5), rgb(228, 233, 163).

Black text reads best on this color (16.48:1).

About this color

#E4E9A3 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 91%, its chroma 0.090 and its hue 111°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 16.48:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	very light (91%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.090)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA)
Black text	16.48:1
White text	1.27:1

Values

HEX	#E4E9A3
RGB	rgb(228, 233, 163)
HSL	hsl(64, 61%, 78%)
OKLCH	oklch(91.4% 0.09 111.5)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #E4E9A3	1.27:1	Fails	Lc -15.7	Dividers and decoration only
Black text on #E4E9A3	16.48:1	AAA	Lc 90.0	Preferred for body text
#E4E9A3 text on white	1.27:1	Fails	Lc 13.6	Not readable
#E4E9A3 text on black	16.48:1	AAA	Lc -90.3	Preferred for body text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.

Step 50
50

#F5F7EB

oklch(97.1% 0.016 114.4)
Step 100
100 (this color)

#E4E9A3

oklch(91.4% 0.09 111.5)
Step 200
200

#DADEAD

oklch(88.5% 0.065 111.5)
Step 300
300

#C3C86C

oklch(80.9% 0.116 111.5)
Step 400
400

#A5A900

oklch(70.8% 0.156 111.5)
Step 500
500

#8D9100

oklch(63.2% 0.14 111.7)
Step 600
600

#767900

oklch(55.5% 0.122 111.5)
Step 700
700

#636600

oklch(49.1% 0.109 111.8)
Step 800
800

#515300

oklch(42.6% 0.094 111.4)
Step 900
900

#434500

oklch(37.6% 0.083 111.6)
Step 950
950

#282900

oklch(27.1% 0.06 111.2)

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#E4E9A3 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#F4E39E	0.024
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#F4E5A6	0.025
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#EDE1D7	0.079
Achromatopsia (no color)	#E4E4E4	0.090