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Recognised as Colour

#E4E49E

  • #E4E49E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E4E49E is a yellow with RGB values 228, 228, 158 and HSL 60°, 56%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E4E49E#E4E49E
HEX#E4E49E
RGBrgb(228, 228, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8941, 0.6196
RGB percentages89.4%, 89.4%, 62%
HSLhsl(60, 56.5%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 30.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 30.7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,000,734
CSS custom property--colour: #E4E49E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.89:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#1B1B61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFDE99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0E1A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EEDBD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5Khaki · ΔE 10.9Moccasin · ΔE 15.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15.6Wheat · ΔE 15.9Navajo white · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E9EE4
Analogous#E4C19E, #C1E49E
Triadic#9EE4E4, #E49EE4
Split complementary#9EC1E4, #C19EE4
Tetradic#9EE4C1, #9E9EE4, #E49EC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFAEE
Lighter +10%#EFEFC6
Darker −10%#D9D976
Darker −20%#CECE4E
Darker −30%#B6B633
Darker −40%#8E8E28
More saturated +25%#F3F38F
Less saturated −25%#D5D5AE

Channel breakdown

R228
G228
B158
Red228 (89.4%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)56.45%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR E4 · G E4 · B 9E

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