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#E4E6BC closest to Buttered

#E4E6BC is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Buttered. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 90.2% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(228, 230, 188)). Its HSL value is 63° hue, 46% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 10% black. #E4E6BC is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.34:1.

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Variations of #E4E6BC

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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#E4E6BC 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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#E4E6BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4E6BC 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 #EEE4BE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDE2B9
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBE3BB
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EEE4BE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EBE4BD
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EAE1DA
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E6E4CB
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E3E4DA

#E4E6BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#E4E6BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.34:1 Super#E4E6BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4E6BC in CSS

/* Buttered */
.color { color: #E4E6BC; }
.background { background-color: #E4E6BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4E6BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 230 188);
color: hsl(63 46% 82%);
color: oklch(0.913 0.055 109.7);

#E4E6BC FAQ

What color is #E4E6BC?

#E4E6BC 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 #E4E6BC?

#E4E6BC is rgb(228, 230, 188) in RGB, hsl(63, 46%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4E6BC?

The complementary color of #E4E6BC is #BEBCE6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4E6BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4E6BC: 16.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4E6BC a warm or cool color?

#E4E6BC is a warm color.