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Recognised as Colour

#E4E404

  • #E4E404
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#E4E404 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 228, 4 and HSL 60°, 97%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#E4E404#E4E404
HEX#E4E404
RGBrgb(228, 228, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8941, 0.0157
RGB percentages89.4%, 89.4%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(60, 96.6%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 98.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 98.2%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,000,580
CSS custom property--colour: #E4E404;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.4:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#1B1BFB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8DA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FADF2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F5D4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 12.3Gold · ΔE 17.9Yellow green · ΔE 29.3Green yellow · ΔE 33.3Goldenrod · ΔE 37.5Khaki · ΔE 42.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0404E4
Analogous#E47404, #74E404
Triadic#04E4E4, #E404E4
Split complementary#0474E4, #7404E4
Tetradic#04E474, #0404E4, #E40474

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEB6
Lighter +30%#FDFD84
Lighter +20%#FCFC52
Lighter +10%#FBFB20
Darker −10%#B2B203
Darker −20%#808002
Darker −30%#4E4E01
Darker −40%#1C1C00
More saturated +25%#E8E800
Less saturated −25%#C7C721

Channel breakdown

R228
G228
B4
Red228 (89.4%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)96.55%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR E4 · G E4 · B 04

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