Colour

#E4D28A

#E4D28A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E4D28A is a yellow with RGB values 228, 210, 138 and HSL 48°, 63%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#E4D28A

RGBrgb(228, 210, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8235, 0.5412

RGB percentages89.4%, 82.4%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(48, 62.5%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 39.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 7.9%, 39.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,996,106

CSS custom property--colour: #E4D28A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.88:1

Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#1B2D75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0CF85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5D58Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F1C8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.5 Khaki · ΔE 10.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 12 Navajo white · ΔE 14.1 Moccasin · ΔE 15.2 Burlywood · ΔE 15.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A9CE4

Analogous#E4A58A, #C9E48A

Triadic#8AE4D2, #D28AE4

Split complementary#8AC9E4, #A58AE4

Tetradic#8AE4A5, #8A9CE4, #E48AC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F2DD

Lighter +10%#EEE2B3

Darker −10%#DAC261

Darker −20%#D1B237

Darker −30%#AD9228

Darker −40%#846F1E

More saturated +25%#F6DD78

Less saturated −25%#D2C79C

Channel breakdown

R228

G210

B138

Red228 (89.4%)

Green210 (82.4%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)62.5%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G D2 · B 8A

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