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Recognised as Colour

#E4EAB5

  • #E4EAB5
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E4EAB5 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 234, 181 and HSL 67°, 56%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E4EAB5#E4EAB5
HEX#E4EAB5
RGBrgb(228, 234, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.9176, 0.7098
RGB percentages89.4%, 91.8%, 71%
HSLhsl(66.8, 55.8%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.8, 22.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 22.6%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,002,293
CSS custom property--colour: #E4EAB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.74:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#1B154A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2E5B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2E6B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EBE4DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.8Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 9.5Wheat · ΔE 12.3Moccasin · ΔE 13.1Light yellow · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBB5EA
Analogous#EAD5B5, #CAEAB5
Triadic#B5E4EA, #EAB5E4
Split complementary#B5C9EA, #D6B5EA
Tetradic#B5EAD6, #BBB5EA, #EAB5CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2F5DD
Darker −10%#D6DF8D
Darker −20%#C7D366
Darker −30%#B9C83E
Darker −40%#97A42F
More saturated +25%#EDF6A9
Less saturated −25%#DBDEC1

Channel breakdown

R228
G234
B181
Red228 (89.4%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue66.79°
Saturation (HSL)55.79%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E4 · G EA · B B5

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