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Recognised as Colour

#E4D587

  • #E4D587
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E4D587 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 213, 135 and HSL 50°, 63%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E4D587#E4D587
HEX#E4D587
RGBrgb(228, 213, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8353, 0.5294
RGB percentages89.4%, 83.5%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(50.3, 63.3%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 40.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 40.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,996,871
CSS custom property--colour: #E4D587;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.17:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#1B2A78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3D181no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7D78Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#F1CBC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.4Dark khaki · ΔE 12Navajo white · ΔE 16.6Moccasin · ΔE 17.6Burlywood · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8796E4
Analogous#E4A687, #C4E487
Triadic#87E4D5, #D587E4
Split complementary#87C5E4, #A687E4
Tetradic#87E4A6, #8796E4, #E487C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F2DA
Lighter +10%#EDE4B1
Darker −10%#DBC65D
Darker −20%#D1B834
Darker −30%#AB9627
Darker −40%#82721D
More saturated +25%#F6E175
Less saturated −25%#D2C999

Channel breakdown

R228
G213
B135
Red228 (89.4%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue50.32°
Saturation (HSL)63.27%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G D5 · B 87

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