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#E4E296 closest to Celery Sceptre

#E4E296 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Celery Sceptre. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 88.6% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(228, 226, 150)). Its HSL value is 58° hue, 59% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 34% yellow and 11% black. #E4E296 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.62:1.

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Variations of #E4E296

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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#E4E296 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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#E4E296 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4E296 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 #F0E099
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EEDC91
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ECDE93
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F0E099
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ECE098
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EFD9CF
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E8DEB3
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E0DFCF

#E4E296 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#E4E296 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.62:1 Super#E4E296 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4E296 in CSS

/* Celery Sceptre */
.color { color: #E4E296; }
.background { background-color: #E4E296; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4E296; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 226 150);
color: hsl(58 59% 74%);
color: oklch(0.897 0.097 106.9);

#E4E296 FAQ

What color is #E4E296?

#E4E296 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E4E296?

#E4E296 is rgb(228, 226, 150) in RGB, hsl(58, 59%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 34%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4E296?

The complementary color of #E4E296 is #9698E4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4E296?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4E296: 15.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4E296 a warm or cool color?

#E4E296 is a warm color.