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#E4E44E

#e4e44e ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e4e44e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 89.41% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.79% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 73.53% saturation and 60% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.7253

Complementary

  1. #e4e44e
  2. #4e4ee4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e44e
  2. #4e99e4
  3. #994ee4

Analogous

  1. #e4994e
  2. #e4e44e
  3. #99e44e

Triadic

  1. #e4e44e
  2. #4ee4e4
  3. #e44ee4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e44e
  2. #4ee44e
  3. #4e4ee4
  4. #e44ee4

Square

  1. #e4e44e
  2. #4ee499
  3. #4e4ee4
  4. #e44e99

Monochromatic

  1. #858514
  2. #c7c71e
  3. #e4e44e
  4. #eeee90
  5. #f8f8d3

Shades

#e4e44e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e44e
  2. #cdcd46
  3. #b6b63e
  4. #a0a037
  5. #89892f
  6. #727227
  7. #5b5b1f
  8. #444417
  9. #2e2e10
  10. #171708
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e44e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e44e
  2. #e7e760
  3. #e9e971
  4. #ecec83
  5. #efef95
  6. #f2f2a7
  7. #f4f4b8
  8. #f7f7ca
  9. #fafadc
  10. #fcfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e44e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e44e
  2. #dada53
  3. #d0d058
  4. #c6c65d
  5. #bcbc62
  6. #b2b267
  7. #a8a86c
  8. #9e9e71
  9. #949476
  10. #8a8a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0e0b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6db38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8e058 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4d6c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efde42 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0e154 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eddca3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e44e {
  color: #e4e44e;
}
Background
.bg-e4e44e {
  background-color: #e4e44e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e44e {
  border: 2px solid #e4e44e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e44e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 228 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 74% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e44e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e44e, #99e44e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e44e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 228 78 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.87 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.32 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.40 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.63 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.52 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.69 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.42 #1b1bb1 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Pear
#e4e44e  rgb(228, 228, 78)  hsl(60, 74%, 60%)  Pear
#4e4ee4  rgb(78, 78, 228)  hsl(240, 74%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ee4e4  rgb(78, 228, 228)  hsl(180, 74%, 60%)  Bright Turquoise
#e44ee4  rgb(228, 78, 228)  hsl(300, 74%, 60%)  Fuchsia