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#E4E45B

#e4e45b ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e4e45b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 89.41% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.09% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 71.73% saturation and 62.55% 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 15.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.7274

Complementary

  1. #e4e45b
  2. #5b5be4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e45b
  2. #5ba0e4
  3. #a05be4

Analogous

  1. #e4a05b
  2. #e4e45b
  3. #a0e45b

Triadic

  1. #e4e45b
  2. #5be4e4
  3. #e45be4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e45b
  2. #5be45b
  3. #5b5be4
  4. #e45be4

Square

  1. #e4e45b
  2. #5be4a0
  3. #5b5be4
  4. #e45ba0

Monochromatic

  1. #8f8f17
  2. #d0d022
  3. #e4e45b
  4. #efef9d
  5. #fafade

Shades

#e4e45b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e45b
  2. #cdcd52
  3. #b6b649
  4. #a0a040
  5. #898937
  6. #72722e
  7. #5b5b24
  8. #44441b
  9. #2e2e12
  10. #171709
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e45b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e45b
  2. #e7e76b
  3. #e9e97c
  4. #ecec8c
  5. #efef9d
  6. #f2f2ad
  7. #f4f4bd
  8. #f7f7ce
  9. #fafade
  10. #fcfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e45b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e45b
  2. #dada5f
  3. #d0d062
  4. #c6c666
  5. #bcbc6a
  6. #b2b26e
  7. #a8a871
  8. #9e9e75
  9. #949479
  10. #8a8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0e0b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5db4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e063 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3d7c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eedf52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0e160 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eddca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e45b {
  color: #e4e45b;
}
Background
.bg-e4e45b {
  background-color: #e4e45b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e45b {
  border: 2px solid #e4e45b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e45b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 228 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 72% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e45b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e45b, #a0e45b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e45b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 228 91 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.44 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.64 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.64 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.17 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.77 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.81 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.41 #1b1ba4 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Pear
#e4e45b  rgb(228, 228, 91)  hsl(60, 72%, 63%)  Pear
#5b5be4  rgb(91, 91, 228)  hsl(240, 72%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#5be4e4  rgb(91, 228, 228)  hsl(180, 72%, 63%)  Bright Turquoise
#e45be4  rgb(228, 91, 228)  hsl(300, 72%, 63%)  Orchid