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#E4E4AB

#e4e4ab ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e4e4ab 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 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 51.35% saturation and 78.24% 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 15.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.7492

Complementary

  1. #e4e4ab
  2. #ababe4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e4ab
  2. #abc8e4
  3. #c8abe4

Analogous

  1. #e4c8ab
  2. #e4e4ab
  3. #c8e4ab

Triadic

  1. #e4e4ab
  2. #abe4e4
  3. #e4abe4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e4ab
  2. #abe4ab
  3. #ababe4
  4. #e4abe4

Square

  1. #e4e4ab
  2. #abe4c8
  3. #ababe4
  4. #e4abc8

Monochromatic

  1. #baba3c
  2. #d1d171
  3. #e4e4ab
  4. #f7f7e5
  5. #fafaf0

Shades

#e4e4ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e4ab
  2. #cdcd9a
  3. #b6b689
  4. #a0a078
  5. #898967
  6. #727256
  7. #5b5b44
  8. #444433
  9. #2e2e22
  10. #171711
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e4ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e4ab
  2. #e7e7b3
  3. #e9e9bc
  4. #ececc4
  5. #efefcd
  6. #f2f2d5
  7. #f4f4dd
  8. #f7f7e6
  9. #fafaee
  10. #fcfcf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e4ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e4ab
  2. #dadaa7
  3. #d0d0a2
  4. #c6c69e
  5. #bcbc9a
  6. #b2b296
  7. #a8a891
  8. #9e9e8d
  9. #949489
  10. #8a8a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e2cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eedfa7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efe2ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecddd5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eae1a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eae3ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9e0c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e4ab {
  color: #e4e4ab;
}
Background
.bg-e4e4ab {
  background-color: #e4e4ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e4ab {
  border: 2px solid #e4e4ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e4ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 228 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 51% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e4ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e4ab, #c8e4ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e4ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 228 171 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 2.34 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.39 #faf0be Blond ΔE 4.77 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.06 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 6.30 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 6.48 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.81 #1b1b54 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#e4e4ab  rgb(228, 228, 171)  hsl(60, 51%, 78%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ababe4  rgb(171, 171, 228)  hsl(240, 51%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#abe4e4  rgb(171, 228, 228)  hsl(180, 51%, 78%)  Pale Turquoise
#e4abe4  rgb(228, 171, 228)  hsl(300, 51%, 78%)  Plum