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E4E280

#E4E280 Yellow Press

#E4E280 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Yellow Press. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 88.6% green and 50.2% blue (rgb(228, 226, 128)). Its HSL value is 59° hue, 65% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 44% yellow and 11% black. #E4E280 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.49:1.

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Variations of #E4E280

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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#E4E280 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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#E4E280 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4E280 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F2DF84
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F0DB78
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDDD7B
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F2DF84
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EEE082
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F1D7CB
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E8DEA8
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFDECB

#E4E280 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#E4E280 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.49:1 Super#E4E280 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4E280 in CSS

/* Yellow Press */
.color { color: #E4E280; }
.background { background-color: #E4E280; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4E280; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 226 128);
color: hsl(59 65% 70%);
color: oklch(0.894 0.121 107.6);

#E4E280 FAQ

What color is #E4E280?

#E4E280 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Yellow Press. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E4E280?

#E4E280 is rgb(228, 226, 128) in RGB, hsl(59, 65%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 44%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4E280?

The complementary color of #E4E280 is #8082E4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4E280?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4E280: 15.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4E280 a warm or cool color?

#E4E280 is a warm color.