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#E4E6A7

#e4e6a7 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e4e6a7 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 90.2% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.39% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 61.9°, with 55.75% saturation and 77.84% 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 16.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.7588

Complementary

  1. #e4e6a7
  2. #a9a7e6

Split complementary

  1. #e4e6a7
  2. #a7c4e6
  3. #c8a7e6

Analogous

  1. #e6c8a7
  2. #e4e6a7
  3. #c4e6a7

Triadic

  1. #e4e6a7
  2. #a7e4e6
  3. #e6a7e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e6a7
  2. #a7e6a9
  3. #a9a7e6
  4. #e6a7e4

Square

  1. #e4e6a7
  2. #a7e6c8
  3. #a9a7e6
  4. #e6a7c4

Monochromatic

  1. #babe36
  2. #d2d56b
  3. #e4e6a7
  4. #f6f7e3
  5. #fafaef

Shades

#e4e6a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e6a7
  2. #cdcf96
  3. #b6b886
  4. #a0a175
  5. #898a64
  6. #727354
  7. #5b5c43
  8. #444532
  9. #2e2e21
  10. #171711
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e6a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e6a7
  2. #e7e9b0
  3. #e9ebb9
  4. #eceec1
  5. #eff0ca
  6. #f2f3d3
  7. #f4f5dc
  8. #f7f8e5
  9. #fafaed
  10. #fcfdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e6a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e6a7
  2. #dadca3
  3. #d0d29f
  4. #c6c79b
  5. #bcbd97
  6. #b2b394
  7. #a8a990
  8. #9e9f8c
  9. #949488
  10. #8a8a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3e3cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0e1a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1e3a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edded5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebe3a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ece4a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9e1c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e6a7 {
  color: #e4e6a7;
}
Background
.bg-e4e6a7 {
  background-color: #e4e6a7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e6a7 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e6a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e6a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 230 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 56% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e6a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e6a7, #c4e6a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e6a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 230 167 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 2.46 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.97 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.50 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.03 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.69 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 6.82 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 7.19 #1b1958 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#e4e6a7  rgb(228, 230, 167)  hsl(62, 56%, 78%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a9a7e6  rgb(169, 167, 230)  hsl(242, 56%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a7e4e6  rgb(167, 228, 230)  hsl(182, 56%, 78%)  Pale Turquoise
#e6a7e4  rgb(230, 167, 228)  hsl(302, 56%, 78%)  Plum