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E4E2B2

#E4E2B2 closest to Buttered

#E4E2B2 is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Buttered. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 88.6% green and 69.8% blue (rgb(228, 226, 178)). Its HSL value is 58° hue, 48% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 22% yellow and 11% black. #E4E2B2 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.82:1.

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Variations of #E4E2B2

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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#E4E2B2 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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#E4E2B2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4E2B2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ECE1B4
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBDEAF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9DFB0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ECE1B4
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E9E1B3
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ECDCD5
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E7DFC3
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E1E0D5

#E4E2B2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#E4E2B2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.82:1 Super#E4E2B2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4E2B2 in CSS

/* Buttered */
.color { color: #E4E2B2; }
.background { background-color: #E4E2B2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4E2B2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 226 178);
color: hsl(58 48% 80%);
color: oklch(0.902 0.063 105.6);

#E4E2B2 FAQ

What color is #E4E2B2?

#E4E2B2 is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Buttered. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E4E2B2?

#E4E2B2 is rgb(228, 226, 178) in RGB, hsl(58, 48%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 22%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4E2B2?

The complementary color of #E4E2B2 is #B2B4E4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4E2B2?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4E2B2: 15.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4E2B2 a warm or cool color?

#E4E2B2 is a warm color.