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#E4E0C5 Horseradish

#E4E0C5 is a very light, muted yellow named Horseradish. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 87.8% green and 77.3% blue (rgb(228, 224, 197)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 36% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 11% black. #E4E0C5 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.77:1.

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Variations of #E4E0C5

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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#E4E0C5 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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#E4E0C5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4E0C5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E7E0C6
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6DEC3
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5DFC4
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E7E0C6
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E6E0C5
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E9DCD8
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E6DECE
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E0DFD9

#E4E0C5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#E4E0C5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.77:1 Super#E4E0C5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4E0C5 in CSS

/* Horseradish */
.color { color: #E4E0C5; }
.background { background-color: #E4E0C5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4E0C5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 224 197);
color: hsl(52 36% 83%);
color: oklch(0.903 0.036 100.2);

#E4E0C5 FAQ

What color is #E4E0C5?

#E4E0C5 is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Horseradish. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E4E0C5?

#E4E0C5 is rgb(228, 224, 197) in RGB, hsl(52, 36%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4E0C5?

The complementary color of #E4E0C5 is #C5C9E4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4E0C5?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4E0C5: 15.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4E0C5 a warm or cool color?

#E4E0C5 is a warm color.