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Recognised as Colour

#E2CA66

  • #E2CA66
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E2CA66 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 202, 102 and HSL 48°, 68%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E2CA66#E2CA66
HEX#E2CA66
RGBrgb(226, 202, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7922, 0.4
RGB percentages88.6%, 79.2%, 40%
HSLhsl(48.4, 68.1%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 54.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 54.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,862,950
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CA66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.87:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#1D3599

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC65Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2CE6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F2BDB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.6Dark khaki · ΔE 16.1Goldenrod · ΔE 23.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.7Burlywood · ΔE 25.2Navajo white · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#667EE2
Analogous#E28C66, #BCE266
Triadic#66E2CA, #CA66E2
Split complementary#66BCE2, #8C66E2
Tetradic#66E28C, #667EE2, #E266BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF7E7
Lighter +20%#F2E8BC
Lighter +10%#EAD991
Darker −10%#DABB3B
Darker −20%#BEA024
Darker −30%#937C1C
Darker −40%#685814
More saturated +25%#F9D84F
Less saturated −25%#CBBC7D

Channel breakdown

R226
G202
B102
Red226 (88.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue48.39°
Saturation (HSL)68.13%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CA · B 66

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