Recognised as Colour
#E0D198
- #E0D198
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Pale goldenrod
#E0D198 is a yellow with RGB values 224, 209, 152 and HSL 48°, 54%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.
Colour values
#E0D198#E0D198
HEX#E0D198
RGBrgb(224, 209, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.8196, 0.5961
RGB percentages87.8%, 82%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(47.5, 53.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 32.1%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 32.1%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,733,720
CSS custom property--colour: #E0D198;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.74:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#1F2E67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98A7E0
Analogous#E0AD98, #CBE098
Triadic#98E0D1, #D198E0
Split complementary#98CBE0, #AD98E0
Tetradic#98E0AD, #98A7E0, #E098CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G209
B152
Red224 (87.8%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue47.5°
Saturation (HSL)53.73%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G D1 · B 98
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