Recognised as Colour
#E4D7AE
- #E4D7AE
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#E4D7AE is a yellow with RGB values 228, 215, 174 and HSL 46°, 50%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#E4D7AE#E4D7AE
HEX#E4D7AE
RGBrgb(228, 215, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8431, 0.6824
RGB percentages89.4%, 84.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(45.6, 50%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.6, 23.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 5.7%, 23.7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,997,422
CSS custom property--colour: #E4D7AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.63:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#1B2851
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEBBE4
Analogous#E4BCAE, #D6E4AE
Triadic#AEE4D7, #D7AEE4
Split complementary#AED6E4, #BCAEE4
Tetradic#AEE4BC, #AEBBE4, #E4AED6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G215
B174
Red228 (89.4%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue45.56°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G D7 · B AE
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