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Recognised as Colour

#E4EDC4

  • #E4EDC4
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#E4EDC4 is a green with RGB values 228, 237, 196 and HSL 73°, 53%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#E4EDC4#E4EDC4
HEX#E4EDC4
RGBrgb(228, 237, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.9294, 0.7686
RGB percentages89.4%, 92.9%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(73.2, 53.2%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.2, 17.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK3.8%, 0%, 17.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,003,076
CSS custom property--colour: #E4EDC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.21:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#1B123B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3E8C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2E9C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E8E8E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 6.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 7.8Light yellow · ΔE 9.5Beige · ΔE 9.7Cornsilk · ΔE 10.4Blanched almond · ΔE 12.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC4ED
Analogous#EDE2C4, #D0EDC4
Triadic#C4E4ED, #EDC4E4
Split complementary#C4D0ED, #E2C4ED
Tetradic#C4EDE2, #CDC4ED, #EDC4D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F9EB
Darker −10%#D2E19D
Darker −20%#C0D576
Darker −30%#AEC94F
Darker −40%#95AF36
More saturated +25%#E9F7BA
Less saturated −25%#DFE3CE

Channel breakdown

R228
G237
B196
Red228 (89.4%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue73.17°
Saturation (HSL)53.25%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E4 · G ED · B C4

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