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Recognised as Colour

#E1E99E

  • #E1E99E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E1E99E is a yellow with RGB values 225, 233, 158 and HSL 66°, 63%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E1E99E#E1E99E
HEX#E1E99E
RGBrgb(225, 233, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.9137, 0.6196
RGB percentages88.2%, 91.4%, 62%
HSLhsl(66.4, 63%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.4, 32.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK3.4%, 0%, 32.2%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,805,406
CSS custom property--colour: #E1E99E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.35:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#1E1661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E299no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E4A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EAE1D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 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 text16.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.4Khaki · ΔE 10.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.7Dark khaki · ΔE 18.1Moccasin · ΔE 19.1Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 8.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A69EE9
Analogous#E9CB9E, #BCE99E
Triadic#9EE1E9, #E99EE1
Split complementary#9EBCE9, #CB9EE9
Tetradic#9EE9CB, #A69EE9, #E99EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCF1
Lighter +10%#EEF2C8
Darker −10%#D4E074
Darker −20%#C7D64B
Darker −30%#B2C22C
Darker −40%#8C9823
More saturated +25%#EDF88F
Less saturated −25%#D5DAAD

Channel breakdown

R225
G233
B158
Red225 (88.2%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue66.4°
Saturation (HSL)63.03%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E1 · G E9 · B 9E

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