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#E4E969

#e4e969 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e4e969 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 91.37% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.94% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 62.34°, with 74.42% saturation and 66.27% 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 16.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.7579

Complementary

  1. #e4e969
  2. #6e69e9

Split complementary

  1. #e4e969
  2. #69a4e9
  3. #ae69e9

Analogous

  1. #e9ae69
  2. #e4e969
  3. #a4e969

Triadic

  1. #e4e969
  2. #69e4e9
  3. #e969e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e969
  2. #69e96e
  3. #6e69e9
  4. #e969e4

Square

  1. #e4e969
  2. #69e9ae
  3. #6e69e9
  4. #e969a4

Monochromatic

  1. #9ca118
  2. #d8df26
  3. #e4e969
  4. #f0f3ac
  5. #fcfced

Shades

#e4e969 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e969
  2. #cdd25f
  3. #b6ba54
  4. #a0a34a
  5. #898c3f
  6. #727535
  7. #5b5d2a
  8. #444620
  9. #2e2f15
  10. #17170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e969 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e969
  2. #e7eb78
  3. #e9ed87
  4. #ecf096
  5. #eff2a5
  6. #f2f4b4
  7. #f4f6c3
  8. #f7f8d2
  9. #fafbe1
  10. #fcfdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e969 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e969
  2. #dadf6b
  3. #d0d46e
  4. #c6ca70
  5. #bcbf72
  6. #b2b575
  7. #a8aa77
  8. #9ea079
  9. #94957b
  10. #8a8b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3e5bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9e05c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae370 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2dccd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1e461 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1e66d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ece2ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e969 {
  color: #e4e969;
}
Background
.bg-e4e969 {
  background-color: #e4e969;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e969 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e969;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e969;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 233 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 74% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e969 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e969, #a4e969);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e969 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 233 105 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.93 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.96 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.27 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.52 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.71 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.95 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.77 #1b1696 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Icterine
#e4e969  rgb(228, 233, 105)  hsl(62, 74%, 66%)  Icterine
#6e69e9  rgb(110, 105, 233)  hsl(242, 74%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#69e4e9  rgb(105, 228, 233)  hsl(182, 74%, 66%)  Electric Blue
#e969e4  rgb(233, 105, 228)  hsl(302, 74%, 66%)  Orchid