Recognised as Colour
#E4EC4E
- #E4EC4E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#E4EC4E is a yellow with RGB values 228, 236, 78 and HSL 63°, 81%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#E4EC4E#E4EC4E
HEX#E4EC4E
RGBrgb(228, 236, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.9255, 0.3059
RGB percentages89.4%, 92.5%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(63, 80.6%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63, 66.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK3.4%, 0%, 66.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,002,702
CSS custom property--colour: #E4EC4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.41:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#1B13B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#564EEC
Analogous#ECA54E, #95EC4E
Triadic#4EE4EC, #EC4EE4
Split complementary#4E95EC, #A54EEC
Tetradic#4EECA5, #564EEC, #EC4E95
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G236
B78
Red228 (89.4%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue63.04°
Saturation (HSL)80.61%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E4 · G EC · B 4E
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