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Recognised as Colour

#E0EB8A

  • #E0EB8A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E0EB8A is a yellow with RGB values 224, 235, 138 and HSL 67°, 71%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E0EB8A#E0EB8A
HEX#E0EB8A
RGBrgb(224, 235, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.9216, 0.5412
RGB percentages87.8%, 92.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(66.8, 70.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.8, 41.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK4.7%, 0%, 41.3%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,740,362
CSS custom property--colour: #E0EB8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.42:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#1F1475

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8E282no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7E48Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EAE1D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.2Dark khaki · ΔE 20.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 27.6Moccasin · ΔE 28.1Navajo white · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#958AEB
Analogous#EBC58A, #B0EB8A
Triadic#8AE0EB, #EB8AE0
Split complementary#8AAFEB, #C68AEB
Tetradic#8AEBC6, #958AEB, #EB8AAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7FAE1
Lighter +10%#ECF2B6
Darker −10%#D4E45E
Darker −20%#C9DC33
Darker −30%#AABC20
Darker −40%#839019
More saturated +25%#EDFC79
Less saturated −25%#D3DA9B

Channel breakdown

R224
G235
B138
Red224 (87.8%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue66.8°
Saturation (HSL)70.8%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E0 · G EB · B 8A

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