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Recognised as Colour

#E4E995

  • #E4E995
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E4E995 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 233, 149 and HSL 64°, 66%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E4E995#E4E995
HEX#E4E995
RGBrgb(228, 233, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.9137, 0.5843
RGB percentages89.4%, 91.4%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(63.6, 65.6%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.6, 36.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 36.1%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,002,005
CSS custom property--colour: #E4E995;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.39:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#1B166A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5E28Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6E499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#EEE0D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.6Dark khaki · ΔE 17.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 21.4Moccasin · ΔE 21.7Navajo white · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A95E9
Analogous#E9C495, #BAE995
Triadic#95E4E9, #E995E4
Split complementary#95BAE9, #C495E9
Tetradic#95E9C4, #9A95E9, #E995BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFBE9
Lighter +10%#EFF2BF
Darker −10%#D9E06B
Darker −20%#CED741
Darker −30%#B5BE27
Darker −40%#8C931F
More saturated +25%#F2F985
Less saturated −25%#D6D9A5

Channel breakdown

R228
G233
B149
Red228 (89.4%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue63.57°
Saturation (HSL)65.62%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E4 · G E9 · B 95

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