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E4E2BA

#E4E2BA closest to Buttered

#E4E2BA 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 72.9% blue (rgb(228, 226, 186)). Its HSL value is 57° hue, 44% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black. #E4E2BA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.89:1.

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Variations of #E4E2BA

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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#E4E2BA 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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#E4E2BA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4E2BA 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 #EBE1BB
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9DFB8
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E8E0B9
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EBE1BB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E8E1BB
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EBDDD7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E6E0C8
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E0E0E0
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E1E0D7

#E4E2BA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.32:1 Very poor#E4E2BA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.89:1 Super#E4E2BA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4E2BA in CSS

/* Buttered */
.color { color: #E4E2BA; }
.background { background-color: #E4E2BA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4E2BA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 226 186);
color: hsl(57 44% 81%);
color: oklch(0.904 0.053 105.0);

#E4E2BA FAQ

What color is #E4E2BA?

#E4E2BA 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 #E4E2BA?

#E4E2BA is rgb(228, 226, 186) in RGB, hsl(57, 44%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4E2BA?

The complementary color of #E4E2BA is #BABCE4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4E2BA?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4E2BA: 15.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4E2BA a warm or cool color?

#E4E2BA is a warm color.