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Recognised as Colour

#E1CC68

  • #E1CC68
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E1CC68 is a yellow with RGB values 225, 204, 104 and HSL 50°, 67%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E1CC68#E1CC68
HEX#E1CC68
RGBrgb(225, 204, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8, 0.4078
RGB percentages88.2%, 80%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(49.6, 66.9%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 53.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.3%, 53.8%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,928
CSS custom property--colour: #E1CC68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.04:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#1E3397

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDC85Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3CF6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F0BFB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 11.5Dark khaki · ΔE 15.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.9Goldenrod · ΔE 24.4Burlywood · ΔE 25.5Navajo white · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#687DE1
Analogous#E19068, #B9E168
Triadic#68E1CC, #CC68E1
Split complementary#68B9E1, #9068E1
Tetradic#68E190, #687DE1, #E168B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF7E8
Lighter +20%#F2E9BD
Lighter +10%#E9DA93
Darker −10%#D9BE3D
Darker −20%#BDA326
Darker −30%#937E1D
Darker −40%#685A15
More saturated +25%#F8DB51
Less saturated −25%#CABD7F

Channel breakdown

R225
G204
B104
Red225 (88.2%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue49.59°
Saturation (HSL)66.85%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G CC · B 68

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