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#E4E439 — Yellow

#E4E439 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #E4E439 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E4E439 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3A3AE4; it also sits naturally between #E48F3A and #8FE43A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E4E439 · RGB 228, 228, 57

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Color values

HEX#E4E439
RGB228, 228, 57
HSL60°, 76%, 56%
HSV60°, 75%, 89%
CMYK0%, 0%, 75%, 11%
XYZ60.48, 72.28, 14.63
Yxy72.28, 0.4103, 0.4904
CIE-Lab88.10, -18.66, 77.04
Hunter Lab85.02, -17.53, 46.39

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 89% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 75% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #E4E439 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E4E439 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E4E439

.text { color: #E4E439; }
.background { background-color: #E4E439; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4E439; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 228, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 76%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4E439; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 228, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4E439; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 228, 57, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4E439">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4E439">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4E439

#E1E123#CECE1C#B4B418#9D9D15#878712#70700F#5A5A0C#3F3F09#282806#121202

Tints of #E4E439

#E7E74B#E9E95D#EBEB6F#EEEE81#F0F093#F3F3A5#F5F5B7#F8F8C9#FAFADB#FDFDED

Tones of #E4E439

#D8D846#CBCB52#BFBF5F#B4B46A#A7A776#9B9B82

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A3AE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #E4E439: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4E439

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E4E439: ·

How #E4E439 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E4E462Deuteranopia · #E4E46CTritanopia · #E4838A

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E4E439 rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED
Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4
Silent Canyon
#E08B56 · #E5D93C · #A1E752 · #61E664
Burning Ruby Saffron
#DDDB30 · #A7DB5B · #40C225 · #3FE86A
Palette 0078aa
#0078AA · #3AB4F2 · #F2DF3A · #F6F6F6
Rustic Ruby Bloom
#C96A4D · #B27D25 · #D9DA42 · #5E861F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E1E237#E8EA3B#E5D93C#DDDB30#F2DF3A#D9DA42#D4E345#E3F838#E3ED4B#D2DE32#D3E444#D6EB2C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E4E438  ·  #E4E43A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4E439?

#E4E439 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 228, 228, 57). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4E439?

#E4E439 is RGB 228, 228, 57 — HSL 60°, 76%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 75%, 11%.

What colors go with #E4E439?

Its complement is #3A3AE4; analogous partners are #E48F3A and #8FE43A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4E439 for text?

Black text on #E4E439 has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.