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#E4E4A3

#e4e4a3 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4e4a3 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 89.41% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.51% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 54.62% saturation and 76.67% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.7463

Complementary

  1. #e4e4a3
  2. #a3a3e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e4a3
  2. #a3c4e4
  3. #c4a3e4

Analogous

  1. #e4c4a3
  2. #e4e4a3
  3. #c4e4a3

Triadic

  1. #e4e4a3
  2. #a3e4e4
  3. #e4a3e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e4a3
  2. #a3e4a3
  3. #a3a3e4
  4. #e4a3e4

Square

  1. #e4e4a3
  2. #a3e4c4
  3. #a3a3e4
  4. #e4a3c4

Monochromatic

  1. #b8b836
  2. #d3d368
  3. #e4e4a3
  4. #f5f5de
  5. #fafaef

Shades

#e4e4a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e4a3
  2. #cdcd93
  3. #b6b682
  4. #a0a072
  5. #898962
  6. #727252
  7. #5b5b41
  8. #444431
  9. #2e2e21
  10. #171710
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e4a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e4a3
  2. #e7e7ac
  3. #e9e9b5
  4. #ececbf
  5. #efefc8
  6. #f2f2d1
  7. #f4f4da
  8. #f7f7e3
  9. #fafaed
  10. #fcfcf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e4a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e4a3
  2. #dadaa0
  3. #d0d09c
  4. #c6c699
  5. #bcbc95
  6. #b2b292
  7. #a8a88e
  8. #9e9e8b
  9. #949487
  10. #8a8a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e2cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efdf9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0e1a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eddcd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eae1a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebe2a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eadfc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e4a3 {
  color: #e4e4a3;
}
Background
.bg-e4e4a3 {
  background-color: #e4e4a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e4a3 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e4a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e4a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 228 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 55% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e4a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e4a3, #c4e4a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e4a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 228 163 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 2.18 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.58 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.37 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.58 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.92 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.07 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.30 #1b1b5c Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#e4e4a3  rgb(228, 228, 163)  hsl(60, 55%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a3a3e4  rgb(163, 163, 228)  hsl(240, 55%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a3e4e4  rgb(163, 228, 228)  hsl(180, 55%, 77%)  Pale Turquoise
#e4a3e4  rgb(228, 163, 228)  hsl(300, 55%, 77%)  Plum