Recognised as Colour

#E4E97D

#E4E97D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E4E97D is a yellow with RGB values 228, 233, 125 and HSL 63°, 71%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E4E97D#E4E97D

HEX#E4E97D

RGBrgb(228, 233, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.9137, 0.4902

RGB percentages89.4%, 91.4%, 49%

HSLhsl(62.8, 71.1%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.8, 46.4%, 91.4%)

CMYK2.1%, 0%, 46.4%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,001,981

CSS custom property--colour: #E4E97D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.25:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#1B1682

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F7E174no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#F8E482no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F0DED0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.6 Yellow green · ΔE 29.3 Navajo white · ΔE 31.5 Moccasin · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#827DE9

Analogous#E9B87D, #AEE97D

Triadic#7DE4E9, #E97DE4

Split complementary#7DAEE9, #B87DE9

Tetradic#7DE9B8, #827DE9, #E97DAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F8D4

Lighter +10%#EDF0A9

Darker −10%#DBE251

Darker −20%#D2DA26

Darker −30%#A9AF1E

Darker −40%#7F8416

More saturated +25%#F5FC6A

Less saturated −25%#D3D690

Channel breakdown

R228

G233

B125

Red228 (89.4%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue62.78°

Saturation (HSL)71.05%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR E4 · G E9 · B 7D

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