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#E4E04E Dragon’s Gold

#E4E04E is a very light, vivid yellow named Dragon’s Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 87.8% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(228, 224, 78)). Its HSL value is 58° hue, 74% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 66% yellow and 11% black. #E4E04E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.07:1.

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Variations of #E4E04E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E4E04E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E4E04E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4E04E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F5DD58
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2D739
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EFDA43
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F5DD58
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EFDD53
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F4D2C2
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E9DA93
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDDCC3

#E4E04E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#E4E04E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.07:1 Super#E4E04E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4E04E in CSS

/* Dragon’s Gold */
.color { color: #E4E04E; }
.background { background-color: #E4E04E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4E04E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 224 78);
color: hsl(58 74% 60%);
color: oklch(0.884 0.163 107.8);

#E4E04E FAQ

What color is #E4E04E?

#E4E04E is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Dragon’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E4E04E?

#E4E04E is rgb(228, 224, 78) in RGB, hsl(58, 74%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 66%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4E04E?

The complementary color of #E4E04E is #4E52E4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4E04E?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4E04E: 15.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4E04E a warm or cool color?

#E4E04E is a warm color.