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Recognised as Colour

#E4D689

  • #E4D689
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E4D689 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 214, 137 and HSL 51°, 63%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E4D689#E4D689
HEX#E4D689
RGBrgb(228, 214, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8392, 0.5373
RGB percentages89.4%, 83.9%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(50.8, 62.8%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 39.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 6.1%, 39.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,997,129
CSS custom property--colour: #E4D689;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.28:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#1B2976

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4D283no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8D78Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F1CCC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.7Dark khaki · ΔE 12.2Navajo white · ΔE 16.3Moccasin · ΔE 17.1Wheat · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8997E4
Analogous#E4A889, #C4E489
Triadic#89E4D6, #D689E4
Split complementary#89C5E4, #A889E4
Tetradic#89E4A8, #8997E4, #E489C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F3DC
Lighter +10%#EDE4B3
Darker −10%#DBC85F
Darker −20%#D1B936
Darker −30%#AD9827
Darker −40%#83731E
More saturated +25%#F6E377
Less saturated −25%#D2C99B

Channel breakdown

R228
G214
B137
Red228 (89.4%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue50.77°
Saturation (HSL)62.76%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G D6 · B 89

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