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Recognised as Colour

#E4D179

  • #E4D179
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E4D179 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 209, 121 and HSL 49°, 66%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E4D179#E4D179
HEX#E4D179
RGBrgb(228, 209, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8196, 0.4745
RGB percentages89.4%, 82%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(49.3, 66.5%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 46.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 8.3%, 46.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,995,833
CSS custom property--colour: #E4D179;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.7:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#1B2E86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1CD72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6D47Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F2C5BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.8Dark khaki · ΔE 12.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.8Navajo white · ΔE 21Burlywood · ΔE 21Moccasin · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#798CE4
Analogous#E49C79, #C2E479
Triadic#79E4D1, #D179E4
Split complementary#79C1E4, #9C79E4
Tetradic#79E49C, #798CE4, #E479C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDF8
Lighter +20%#F5EECE
Lighter +10%#EDE0A3
Darker −10%#DBC24F
Darker −20%#CEB029
Darker −30%#A38C21
Darker −40%#796818
More saturated +25%#F8DE65
Less saturated −25%#D0C48D

Channel breakdown

R228
G209
B121
Red228 (89.4%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue49.35°
Saturation (HSL)66.46%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G D1 · B 79

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