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Recognised as Colour

#E4E4B8

  • #E4E4B8
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#E4E4B8 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 228, 184 and HSL 60°, 45%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#E4E4B8#E4E4B8
HEX#E4E4B8
RGBrgb(228, 228, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8941, 0.7216
RGB percentages89.4%, 89.4%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(60, 44.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 19.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 19.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,000,760
CSS custom property--colour: #E4E4B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.09:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#1B1B47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECE0B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDE2BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EBDED8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 8.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.3Wheat · ΔE 9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.6Moccasin · ΔE 10.9Blanched almond · ΔE 11.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 8.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8B8E4
Analogous#E4CEB8, #CEE4B8
Triadic#B8E4E4, #E4B8E4
Split complementary#B8CEE4, #CEB8E4
Tetradic#B8E4CE, #B8B8E4, #E4B8CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2F2DD
Darker −10%#D6D693
Darker −20%#C8C86E
Darker −30%#BABA49
Darker −40%#979739
More saturated +25%#F0F0AC
Less saturated −25%#D8D8C4

Channel breakdown

R228
G228
B184
Red228 (89.4%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)44.9%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR E4 · G E4 · B B8

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