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#E4E693 closest to Sassy Lime

#E4E693 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Sassy Lime. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 90.2% green and 57.6% blue (rgb(228, 230, 147)). Its HSL value is 61° hue, 62% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 10% black. #E4E693 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.04:1.

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Variations of #E4E693

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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#E4E693 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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#E4E693 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4E693 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F3E297
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2DF8D
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EFE190
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F3E297
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EFE395
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EFDCD1
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E8E2B3
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E1E1E1
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E2E2D1

#E4E693 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.31:1 Very poor#E4E693 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.04:1 Super#E4E693 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4E693 in CSS

/* Sassy Lime */
.color { color: #E4E693; }
.background { background-color: #E4E693; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4E693; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 230 147);
color: hsl(61 62% 74%);
color: oklch(0.905 0.105 109.5);

#E4E693 FAQ

What color is #E4E693?

#E4E693 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Sassy Lime. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E4E693?

#E4E693 is rgb(228, 230, 147) in RGB, hsl(61, 62%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 36%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4E693?

The complementary color of #E4E693 is #9593E6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4E693?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4E693: 16.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4E693 a warm or cool color?

#E4E693 is a warm color.