#E4C36B · near Saffron

#E4C36B (RGB 228, 195, 107) is a medium, moderately saturated yellow, closest to Saffron and near Light Tan and Amber. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #E4C36B a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 83% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 89°.

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HEX#E4C36B

RGBrgb(228, 195, 107)

HSLhsl(44, 69%, 66%)

CMYK0, 14, 53, 11

CSS var--saffron

Contrast1.7:1 white · 12.32:1 black

Similar named colors

Saffron #F4C430Light Tan #E8C39EAmber #FFBF00Tan #D2B48CMustard #E1AD01

How to use #E4C36B

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E4C36B (12.32:1); white text does not (1.7:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E4C36B with its analogous neighbors #E4886C and #C8E46C; for contrast use its complement #6C8CE4 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--saffron: #E4C36B;

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Shades & tints

#2E2715#5B4E2B#897540#B69C56#E4C36B#E9CF89#EFDBA6#F4E7C4#FAF3E1

Color harmonies for #E4C36B

Complementary

#E4C36B#6C8CE4

Analogous

#E4C36B#E4886C#C8E46C

Triadic

#E4C36B#6CE4C4#C46CE4

Split complementary

#E4C36B#6CC8E4#886CE4

Tetradic

#E4C36B#6CE488#6C8CE4#E46CC8