Colour

#E1E2AC

#E1E2AC
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E1E2AC is a yellow with RGB values 225, 226, 172 and HSL 61°, 48%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E1E2AC#E1E2AC

HEX#E1E2AC

RGBrgb(225, 226, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8863, 0.6745

RGB percentages88.2%, 88.6%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(61.1, 48.2%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.1, 23.9%, 88.6%)

CMYK0.4%, 0%, 23.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,803,628

CSS custom property--colour: #E1E2AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.68:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#1E1D53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBDDA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECE0AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E9DBD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.5 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.5 Wheat · ΔE 10.7 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 11.5 Moccasin · ΔE 11.8 Navajo white · ΔE 13.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ADACE2

Analogous#E2C8AC, #C6E2AC

Triadic#ACE1E2, #E2ACE1

Split complementary#ACC6E2, #C8ACE2

Tetradic#ACE2C8, #ADACE2, #E2ACC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFCF8

Lighter +10%#EFEFD2

Darker −10%#D3D586

Darker −20%#C6C860

Darker −30%#B3B63F

Darker −40%#8E9032

More saturated +25%#EEF09E

Less saturated −25%#D4D4BA

Channel breakdown

R225

G226

B172

Red225 (88.2%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue61.11°

Saturation (HSL)48.21%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR E1 · G E2 · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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