Colour

#E4E460

#E4E460
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E4E460 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 228, 96 and HSL 60°, 71%, 64%. 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

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HEX#E4E460

RGBrgb(228, 228, 96)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8941, 0.3765

RGB percentages89.4%, 89.4%, 37.6%

HSLhsl(60, 71%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 57.9%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 57.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,000,672

CSS custom property--colour: #E4E460;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.57:1

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

Contrast with black15.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#1B1B9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5DB51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7E068no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F3D7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 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 text15.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 19.5 Yellow green · ΔE 24.8 Gold · ΔE 28.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 29 Goldenrod · ΔE 31.2 Yellow · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 19.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6060E4

Analogous#E4A260, #A2E460

Triadic#60E4E4, #E460E4

Split complementary#60A2E4, #A260E4

Tetradic#60E4A2, #6060E4, #E460A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFAE3

Lighter +20%#F3F3B7

Lighter +10%#EBEB8C

Darker −10%#DDDD34

Darker −20%#BEBE20

Darker −30%#929219

Darker −40%#676711

More saturated +25%#FBFB49

Less saturated −25%#CDCD77

Channel breakdown

R228

G228

B96

Red228 (89.4%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue96 (37.6%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)70.97%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR E4 · G E4 · B 60

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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