Colour

#E4C404

#E4C404
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E4C404 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 196, 4 and HSL 51°, 97%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E4C404#E4C404

HEX#E4C404

RGBrgb(228, 196, 4)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7686, 0.0157

RGB percentages89.4%, 76.9%, 1.6%

HSLhsl(51.4, 96.6%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 98.2%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 14%, 98.2%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,992,388

CSS custom property--colour: #E4C404;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.2:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#1B3BFB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DABF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CA22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F7B3A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.1 Orange · ΔE 28.1 Yellow · ΔE 28.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.2 Yellow green · ΔE 37

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0424E4

Analogous#E45404, #94E404

Triadic#04E4C4, #C404E4

Split complementary#0494E4, #5404E4

Tetradic#04E454, #0424E4, #E40494

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEF4B6

Lighter +30%#FDEC84

Lighter +20%#FCE452

Lighter +10%#FBDC20

Darker −10%#B29903

Darker −20%#806E02

Darker −30%#4E4301

Darker −40%#1C1800

More saturated +25%#E8C700

Less saturated −25%#C7AF21

Channel breakdown

R228

G196

Red228 (89.4%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue4 (1.6%)

Hue51.43°

Saturation (HSL)96.55%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G C4 · B 04

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Colour values

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