Recognised as Colour

#E4D17E

#E4D17E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E4D17E is a yellow with RGB values 228, 209, 126 and HSL 49°, 65%, 69%. 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

#E4D17E#E4D17E

HEX#E4D17E

RGBrgb(228, 209, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8196, 0.4941

RGB percentages89.4%, 82%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(48.8, 65.4%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 44.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 8.3%, 44.7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,995,838

CSS custom property--colour: #E4D17E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.72:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#1B2E81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0CD77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5D481no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F2C6BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 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 text13.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 12 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.8 Navajo white · ΔE 18.8 Burlywood · ΔE 19 Moccasin · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.1, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E91E4

Analogous#E49E7E, #C4E47E

Triadic#7EE4D1, #D17EE4

Split complementary#7EC4E4, #9E7EE4

Tetradic#7EE49E, #7E91E4, #E47EC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFD

Lighter +20%#F6EFD2

Lighter +10%#EDE0A8

Darker −10%#DBC254

Darker −20%#D0B22C

Darker −30%#A68E23

Darker −40%#7C6A1A

More saturated +25%#F8DD6A

Less saturated −25%#D1C592

Channel breakdown

R228

G209

B126

Red228 (89.4%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue48.82°

Saturation (HSL)65.38%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G D1 · B 7E

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