Colour

#E4DE40

#E4DE40
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E4DE40 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 222, 64 and HSL 58°, 75%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E4DE40#E4DE40

HEX#E4DE40

RGBrgb(228, 222, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8706, 0.251

RGB percentages89.4%, 87.1%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(57.8, 75.2%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.8, 71.9%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 2.6%, 71.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,999,104

CSS custom property--colour: #E4DE40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.82:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#1B21BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F1D522no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4DB4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F4CFC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.3 Yellow · ΔE 24.4 Yellow green · ΔE 25.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 29 Khaki · ΔE 29.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4046E4

Analogous#E48C40, #98E440

Triadic#40E4DE, #DE40E4

Split complementary#4098E4, #8C40E4

Tetradic#40E48C, #4046E4, #E44098

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDF3

Lighter +30%#F7F5C6

Lighter +20%#F1ED99

Lighter +10%#EAE66D

Darker −10%#D3CD1E

Darker −20%#A6A118

Darker −30%#7A7611

Darker −40%#4D4B0B

More saturated +25%#FFF725

Less saturated −25%#C9C55B

Channel breakdown

R228

G222

B64

Red228 (89.4%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue57.8°

Saturation (HSL)75.23%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G DE · B 40

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