What color is #E4D48C?

#E4D48C is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple Whip. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D48C?

The RGB value is 228, 212, 140: 228 red, 212 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D48C?

The complementary color is #8C9CE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D48C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D48C color

#E4D48C rgb(228, 212, 140)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E4D48C is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 83.1% green and 54.9% blue (228, 212, 140).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 62% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 39% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple Whip (#EAD988), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#E4D48C color codes

HEX	`#E4D48C`
RGB	`rgb(228, 212, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 83.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 62%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 39%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.73, -4.61, 37.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.73, 37.91, 96.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.273, 65.476, 34.269)`
Decimal	`14996620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D48C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E4D48C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D48C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E4D48C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d48c; }
.text { color: #e4d48c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d48c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 212 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d48c, #c8e48c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E4D48C?: #E4D48C is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple Whip. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D48C?: The RGB value is 228, 212, 140: 228 red, 212 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D48C?: The complementary color is #8C9CE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D48C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.