What color is #E4F30D?

#E4F30D is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Banana Flash. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4F30D?

The RGB value is 228, 243, 13: 228 red, 243 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4F30D?

The complementary color is #1C0DF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4F30D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4F30D color

#E4F30D rgb(228, 243, 13)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E4F30D is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 95.3% green and 5.1% blue (228, 243, 13).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 91% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Banana Flash (#EEFE02), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.12:1).

#E4F30D color codes

HEX	`#E4F30D`
RGB	`rgb(228, 243, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 95.3%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 91%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 95%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 95%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.96, -26.85, 88.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.96, 92.74, 106.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.12, 80.626, 12.565)`
Decimal	`15004429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4F30D, 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 #E4F30D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4F30D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.12:1	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 #E4F30D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4f30d; }
.text { color: #e4f30d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4f30d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 243 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4f30d, #71f30d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E4F30D?: #E4F30D is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Banana Flash. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4F30D?: The RGB value is 228, 243, 13: 228 red, 243 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4F30D?: The complementary color is #1C0DF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4F30D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.