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Recognised as Colour

#E4ED85

  • #E4ED85
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E4ED85 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 237, 133 and HSL 65°, 74%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E4ED85#E4ED85
HEX#E4ED85
RGBrgb(228, 237, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.9294, 0.5216
RGB percentages89.4%, 92.9%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(65.2, 74.3%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.2, 43.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK3.8%, 0%, 43.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,003,013
CSS custom property--colour: #E4ED85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.75:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#1B127A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBE47Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBE78Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EFE2D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 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 text16.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 9.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21Dark khaki · ΔE 22.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 30.4Yellow green · ΔE 30.4Moccasin · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E85ED
Analogous#EDC285, #B0ED85
Triadic#85E4ED, #ED85E4
Split complementary#85B0ED, #C285ED
Tetradic#85EDC2, #8E85ED, #ED85B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FADE
Lighter +10%#EEF4B1
Darker −10%#DAE659
Darker −20%#D0E02C
Darker −30%#AFBD1C
Darker −40%#869115
More saturated +25%#F2FF74
Less saturated −25%#D6DC97

Channel breakdown

R228
G237
B133
Red228 (89.4%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue65.19°
Saturation (HSL)74.29%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E4 · G ED · B 85

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