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#E4E977

#e4e977 ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4e977 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 91.37% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.93% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 62.63°, with 72.15% saturation and 69.02% 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 16.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.761

Complementary

  1. #e4e977
  2. #7c77e9

Split complementary

  1. #e4e977
  2. #77abe9
  3. #b577e9

Analogous

  1. #e9b577
  2. #e4e977
  3. #abe977

Triadic

  1. #e4e977
  2. #77e4e9
  3. #e977e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e977
  2. #77e97c
  3. #7c77e9
  4. #e977e4

Square

  1. #e4e977
  2. #77e9b5
  3. #7c77e9
  4. #e977ab

Monochromatic

  1. #a5ab1c
  2. #d7de35
  3. #e4e977
  4. #f1f4b9
  5. #fcfced

Shades

#e4e977 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e977
  2. #cdd26b
  3. #b6ba5f
  4. #a0a353
  5. #898c47
  6. #72753c
  7. #5b5d30
  8. #444624
  9. #2e2f18
  10. #17170c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e977 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e977
  2. #e7eb85
  3. #e9ed92
  4. #ecf0a0
  5. #eff2ad
  6. #f2f4bb
  7. #f4f6c9
  8. #f7f8d6
  9. #fafbe4
  10. #fcfdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e977 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e977
  2. #dadf78
  3. #d0d479
  4. #c6ca7a
  5. #bcbf7b
  6. #b2b57c
  7. #a8aa7c
  8. #9ea07d
  9. #94957e
  10. #8a8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3e5c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8e06d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e47d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1ddcf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0e471 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1e67b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ece2b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e977 {
  color: #e4e977;
}
Background
.bg-e4e977 {
  background-color: #e4e977;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e977 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e977;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e977;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 233 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 72% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e977 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e977, #abe977);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e977 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 233 119 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.83 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.87 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.97 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.07 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.41 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.48 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.83 #1b1688 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Khaki
#e4e977  rgb(228, 233, 119)  hsl(63, 72%, 69%)  Khaki
#7c77e9  rgb(124, 119, 233)  hsl(243, 72%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#77e4e9  rgb(119, 228, 233)  hsl(183, 72%, 69%)  Electric Blue
#e977e4  rgb(233, 119, 228)  hsl(303, 72%, 69%)  Violet