Colour

#E4D590

#E4D590
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E4D590 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 213, 144 and HSL 49°, 61%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#E4D590

RGBrgb(228, 213, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8353, 0.5647

RGB percentages89.4%, 83.5%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(49.3, 60.9%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 36.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 6.6%, 36.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,996,880

CSS custom property--colour: #E4D590;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.22:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#1B2A6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2D18Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6D793no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F0CBC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 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 text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.3 Khaki · ΔE 11.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 12.8 Navajo white · ΔE 13 Moccasin · ΔE 13.7 Wheat · ΔE 14.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 8.35, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#909FE4

Analogous#E4AB90, #C9E490

Triadic#90E4D5, #D590E4

Split complementary#90C9E4, #AB90E4

Tetradic#90E4AB, #909FE4, #E490C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F4E2

Lighter +10%#EEE5B9

Darker −10%#DAC567

Darker −20%#D0B63E

Darker −30%#B0982B

Darker −40%#877521

More saturated +25%#F5E07F

Less saturated −25%#D3CAA1

Channel breakdown

R228

G213

B144

Red228 (89.4%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue49.29°

Saturation (HSL)60.87%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G D5 · B 90

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Colour values

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