#E4E9A7

Closest named color: Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA). oklch(91.5% 0.085 111.6), rgb(228, 233, 167).

Black text reads best on this color (16.51:1).

About this color

#E4E9A7 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 91%, its chroma 0.085 and its hue 112°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 16.51:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	very light (91%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.085)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA)
Black text	16.51:1
White text	1.27:1

Values

HEX	#E4E9A7
RGB	rgb(228, 233, 167)
HSL	hsl(65, 60%, 78%)
OKLCH	oklch(91.5% 0.085 111.6)

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 #E4E9A7	1.27:1	Fails	Lc -15.5	Dividers and decoration only
Black text on #E4E9A7	16.51:1	AAA	Lc 90.1	Preferred for body text
#E4E9A7 text on white	1.27:1	Fails	Lc 13.5	Not readable
#E4E9A7 text on black	16.51:1	AAA	Lc -90.4	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

#F5F7EC

oklch(97.2% 0.015 115)
Step 100
100 (this color)

#E4E9A7

oklch(91.5% 0.085 111.6)
Step 200
200

#DADEB0

oklch(88.6% 0.061 111.7)
Step 300
300

#C3C872

oklch(81% 0.11 111.5)
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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#E4E9A7 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)	#F3E3A3	0.023
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#F3E5AA	0.023
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#ECE1D8	0.075
Achromatopsia (no color)	#E4E4E4	0.085