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#E4E2AA closest to French Vanilla

#E4E2AA is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is French Vanilla. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 88.6% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(228, 226, 170)). Its HSL value is 58° hue, 52% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. #E4E2AA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.76:1.

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Variations of #E4E2AA

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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#E4E2AA 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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#E4E2AA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4E2AA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EDE0AC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ECDDA6
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EADFA8
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EDE0AC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EAE1AB
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EDDBD3
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E7DFBE
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E0E0D3

#E4E2AA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#E4E2AA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.76:1 Super#E4E2AA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4E2AA in CSS

/* French Vanilla */
.color { color: #E4E2AA; }
.background { background-color: #E4E2AA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4E2AA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 226 170);
color: hsl(58 52% 78%);
color: oklch(0.901 0.073 106.1);

#E4E2AA FAQ

What color is #E4E2AA?

#E4E2AA is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is French Vanilla. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E4E2AA?

#E4E2AA is rgb(228, 226, 170) in RGB, hsl(58, 52%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4E2AA?

The complementary color of #E4E2AA is #AAACE4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4E2AA?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4E2AA: 15.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4E2AA a warm or cool color?

#E4E2AA is a warm color.