Colour

#E4E37D

#E4E37D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E4E37D is a yellow with RGB values 228, 227, 125 and HSL 59°, 66%, 69%. 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

#E4E37D#E4E37D

HEX#E4E37D

RGBrgb(228, 227, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8902, 0.4902

RGB percentages89.4%, 89%, 49%

HSLhsl(59.4, 65.6%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.4, 45.2%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 0.4%, 45.2%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,000,445

CSS custom property--colour: #E4E37D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.58:1

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

Contrast with black15.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#1B1C82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2DC74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F3E082no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F1D8CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 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 text15.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.9 Navajo white · ΔE 28.1 Moccasin · ΔE 28.5 Wheat · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D7EE4

Analogous#E4AF7D, #B2E47D

Triadic#7DE4E3, #E37DE4

Split complementary#7DB2E4, #AF7DE4

Tetradic#7DE4AF, #7D7EE4, #E47DB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFC

Lighter +20%#F6F5D1

Lighter +10%#EDECA7

Darker −10%#DBDA53

Darker −20%#D0CE2B

Darker −30%#A6A422

Darker −40%#7B7A1A

More saturated +25%#F8F669

Less saturated −25%#D0D091

Channel breakdown

R228

G227

B125

Red228 (89.4%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue59.42°

Saturation (HSL)65.61%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G E3 · B 7D

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