Colour

#E4D795

#E4D795
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E4D795 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 215, 149 and HSL 50°, 59%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#E4D795

RGBrgb(228, 215, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8431, 0.5843

RGB percentages89.4%, 84.3%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(50.1, 59.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 34.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 5.7%, 34.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,997,397

CSS custom property--colour: #E4D795;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.45:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#1B286A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3D390no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7D897no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F0CEC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.8 Navajo white · ΔE 12.2 Khaki · ΔE 12.4 Moccasin · ΔE 12.5 Wheat · ΔE 12.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 13.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.77, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95A2E4

Analogous#E4B095, #CAE495

Triadic#95E4D7, #D795E4

Split complementary#95CAE4, #B095E4

Tetradic#95E4B0, #95A2E4, #E495CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F6E6

Lighter +10%#EEE6BE

Darker −10%#DAC86C

Darker −20%#CFB844

Darker −30%#B39D2D

Darker −40%#8A7923

More saturated +25%#F5E284

Less saturated −25%#D3CCA6

Channel breakdown

R228

G215

B149

Red228 (89.4%)

Green215 (84.3%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue50.13°

Saturation (HSL)59.4%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G D7 · B 95

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