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#E4E596

#e4e596 ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4e596 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 89.8% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.5% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 60.76°, with 60.31% saturation and 74.31% 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 15.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.7473

Complementary

  1. #e4e596
  2. #9796e5

Split complementary

  1. #e4e596
  2. #96bce5
  3. #be96e5

Analogous

  1. #e5be96
  2. #e4e596
  3. #bce596

Triadic

  1. #e4e596
  2. #96e4e5
  3. #e596e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e596
  2. #96e597
  3. #9796e5
  4. #e596e4

Square

  1. #e4e596
  2. #96e5be
  3. #9796e5
  4. #e596bc

Monochromatic

  1. #b3b52d
  2. #d4d659
  3. #e4e596
  4. #f4f4d3
  5. #fbfbef

Shades

#e4e596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e596
  2. #cdce87
  3. #b6b778
  4. #a0a069
  5. #89895a
  6. #72734b
  7. #5b5c3c
  8. #44452d
  9. #2e2e1e
  10. #17170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e596
  2. #e7e8a1
  3. #e9eaab
  4. #ecedb6
  5. #efefc0
  6. #f2f2cb
  7. #f4f5d5
  8. #f7f7e0
  9. #fafaea
  10. #fcfcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e596
  2. #dadb94
  3. #d0d192
  4. #c6c78f
  5. #bcbd8d
  6. #b2b38b
  7. #a8a889
  8. #9e9e87
  9. #949484
  10. #8a8a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e2c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1df90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2e299 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efdcd1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ece193 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ede398 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eadfbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e596 {
  color: #e4e596;
}
Background
.bg-e4e596 {
  background-color: #e4e596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e596 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 229 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 60% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e596, #bce596);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 229 150 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.64 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.89 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.78 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.02 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.08 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.10 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.27 #1b1a69 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Khaki
#e4e596  rgb(228, 229, 150)  hsl(61, 60%, 74%)  Khaki
#9796e5  rgb(151, 150, 229)  hsl(241, 60%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96e4e5  rgb(150, 228, 229)  hsl(181, 60%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#e596e4  rgb(229, 150, 228)  hsl(301, 60%, 74%)  Plum