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Recognised as Colour

#E0EC9F

  • #E0EC9F
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E0EC9F is a yellow with RGB values 224, 236, 159 and HSL 69°, 67%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E0EC9F#E0EC9F
HEX#E0EC9F
RGBrgb(224, 236, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.9255, 0.6235
RGB percentages87.8%, 92.5%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(69.4, 67%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.4, 32.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK5.1%, 0%, 32.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,740,639
CSS custom property--colour: #E0EC9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.67:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#1F1360

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6E49Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5E6A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E8E4D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10Khaki · ΔE 11.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 18.6Dark khaki · ΔE 19.2Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 20.4Moccasin · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB9FEC
Analogous#ECD29F, #BAEC9F
Triadic#9FE0EC, #EC9FE0
Split complementary#9FBAEC, #D19FEC
Tetradic#9FECD1, #AB9FEC, #EC9FBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFDF4
Lighter +10%#EEF4CA
Darker −10%#D2E474
Darker −20%#C5DB4A
Darker −30%#B1CA28
Darker −40%#8C9F20
More saturated +25%#EAFA91
Less saturated −25%#D6DEAD

Channel breakdown

R224
G236
B159
Red224 (87.8%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue69.35°
Saturation (HSL)66.96%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E0 · G EC · B 9F

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