#E4E9AA
Vanilla · very light warm yellow
About #E4E9AA
#E4E9AA is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 91% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Vanilla (ΔE 7.7), with Butter the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AFAAE9 (wisteria), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E4E9AA?
#E4E9AA is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 91% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E4E9AA?
Use black text. Black on #E4E9AA has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4E9AA?
Its complementary colour is #AFAAE9, and analogous partners are #E9CEAA and #C5E9AA.