Information about #E4DE8C color

#E4DE8C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E4DE8C falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(228, 222, 140) — 89.4% red, 87.1% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 35 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E4DE8C is a energetic, saturated yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Primrose (#E4DE8E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Apple Green (#DCE78B) and Mellow Yellow (#EAD895).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(228, 222, 140)), which gives #E4DE8C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E4DE8C: 15.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E4DE8C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E4DE8C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#E4DE8C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E4DE8C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E4DE8C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E4DE8C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#E4DE8C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#DE8BE4
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#E48BBE
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Nearest named colors to #E4DE8C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Light Apple Green color link
Light Apple Green

#DCE78B

Mellow Yellow color link
Mellow Yellow

#EAD895

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Texas color link
Texas

#ECE67E

Warm Green color link
Warm Green

#D4E687

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

#E4DE8C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E4DE8C
  • RGB228, 222, 140
  • CMYK0, 2, 35, 11
  • CSSrgb(228, 222, 140)
  • HSL56°, 62%, 72%
  • HSL Precise55.909°, 61.972%, 72.157%
  • HSV56°, 39%, 89%
  • HSB56°, 39%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.894, 0.871, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.894, 0.871, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.894, 0.871, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE4DE8C
  • DECIMAL ID14999180
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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