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Recognised as Colour

#DEE8A4

  • #DEE8A4
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DEE8A4 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 232, 164 and HSL 69°, 60%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#DEE8A4#DEE8A4
HEX#DEE8A4
RGBrgb(222, 232, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.9098, 0.6431
RGB percentages87.1%, 91%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(68.8, 59.6%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.8, 29.3%, 91%)
CMYK4.3%, 0%, 29.3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,608,548
CSS custom property--colour: #DEE8A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.18:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#21175B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2E19Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1E3A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E6E0D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.9Khaki · ΔE 13.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15.2Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 16.7Wheat · ΔE 17.6Moccasin · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEA4E8
Analogous#E8D0A4, #BCE8A4
Triadic#A4DEE8, #E8A4DE
Split complementary#A4BCE8, #D0A4E8
Tetradic#A4E8D0, #AEA4E8, #E8A4BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDF5
Lighter +10%#EDF2CD
Darker −10%#CFDE7B
Darker −20%#C0D353
Darker −30%#ADC231
Darker −40%#889927
More saturated +25%#E8F696
Less saturated −25%#D4DAB2

Channel breakdown

R222
G232
B164
Red222 (87.1%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue68.82°
Saturation (HSL)59.65%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DE · G E8 · B A4

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