Colour

#E4E28B

#E4E28B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E4E28B is a yellow with RGB values 228, 226, 139 and HSL 59°, 62%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E4E28B#E4E28B

HEX#E4E28B

RGBrgb(228, 226, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8863, 0.5451

RGB percentages89.4%, 88.6%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(58.7, 62.2%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.7, 39%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 0.9%, 39%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,000,203

CSS custom property--colour: #E4E28B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.55:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#1B1D74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFDC84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1DF8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F0D8CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 15.6 Navajo white · ΔE 21.9 Moccasin · ΔE 22 Wheat · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.09, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B8DE4

Analogous#E4B58B, #BAE48B

Triadic#8BE4E2, #E28BE4

Split complementary#8BBAE4, #B58BE4

Tetradic#8BE4B5, #8B8DE4, #E48BBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F7DE

Lighter +10%#EEECB4

Darker −10%#DAD862

Darker −20%#D1CD38

Darker −30%#AEAB28

Darker −40%#84821F

More saturated +25%#F6F379

Less saturated −25%#D2D19D

Channel breakdown

R228

G226

B139

Red228 (89.4%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue58.65°

Saturation (HSL)62.24%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G E2 · B 8B

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