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#E4E4A5

#e4e4a5 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e4e4a5 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 89.41% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.63% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 53.85% saturation and 77.06% 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 15.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 2.1.

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Relative luminance0.747

Complementary

  1. #e4e4a5
  2. #a5a5e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e4a5
  2. #a5c5e4
  3. #c5a5e4

Analogous

  1. #e4c5a5
  2. #e4e4a5
  3. #c5e4a5

Triadic

  1. #e4e4a5
  2. #a5e4e4
  3. #e4a5e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e4a5
  2. #a5e4a5
  3. #a5a5e4
  4. #e4a5e4

Square

  1. #e4e4a5
  2. #a5e4c5
  3. #a5a5e4
  4. #e4a5c5

Monochromatic

  1. #b9b937
  2. #d2d26a
  3. #e4e4a5
  4. #f6f6e0
  5. #fafaef

Shades

#e4e4a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e4a5
  2. #cdcd95
  3. #b6b684
  4. #a0a074
  5. #898963
  6. #727253
  7. #5b5b42
  8. #444432
  9. #2e2e21
  10. #171711
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e4a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e4a5
  2. #e7e7ae
  3. #e9e9b7
  4. #ececc0
  5. #efefc9
  6. #f2f2d2
  7. #f4f4db
  8. #f7f7e4
  9. #fafaed
  10. #fcfcf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e4a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e4a5
  2. #dadaa1
  3. #d0d09e
  4. #c6c69a
  5. #bcbc96
  6. #b2b293
  7. #a8a88f
  8. #9e9e8b
  9. #949487
  10. #8a8a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e2cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eedfa1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efe2a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eddcd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eae1a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebe3a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9dfc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e4a5 {
  color: #e4e4a5;
}
Background
.bg-e4e4a5 {
  background-color: #e4e4a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e4a5 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e4a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e4a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 228 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 54% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e4a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e4a5, #c5e4a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e4a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 228 165 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 2.10 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.48 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.35 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.71 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.80 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.04 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.19 #1b1b5a Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#e4e4a5  rgb(228, 228, 165)  hsl(60, 54%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a5a5e4  rgb(165, 165, 228)  hsl(240, 54%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a5e4e4  rgb(165, 228, 228)  hsl(180, 54%, 77%)  Pale Turquoise
#e4a5e4  rgb(228, 165, 228)  hsl(300, 54%, 77%)  Plum