Recognised as Colour

#E4C85B

#E4C85B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E4C85B is a yellow with RGB values 228, 200, 91 and HSL 48°, 72%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E4C85B#E4C85B

HEX#E4C85B

RGBrgb(228, 200, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7843, 0.3569

RGB percentages89.4%, 78.4%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(47.7, 71.7%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.7, 60.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 12.3%, 60.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,993,499

CSS custom property--colour: #E4C85B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.71:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#1B37A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC450no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CD60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F5BAB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 16.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B77E4

Analogous#E4845B, #BCE45B

Triadic#5BE4C8, #C85BE4

Split complementary#5BBCE4, #835BE4

Tetradic#5BE484, #5B77E4, #E45BBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF4DE

Lighter +20%#F2E5B3

Lighter +10%#EBD787

Darker −10%#DDB92F

Darker −20%#BA9B1F

Darker −30%#8F7617

Darker −40%#635210

More saturated +25%#FCD643

Less saturated −25%#CCBA73

Channel breakdown

R228

G200

B91

Red228 (89.4%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue47.74°

Saturation (HSL)71.73%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G C8 · B 5B

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Colour values

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