Colour

#E2D498

#E2D498
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E2D498 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 212, 152 and HSL 49°, 56%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#E2D498

RGBrgb(226, 212, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8314, 0.5961

RGB percentages88.6%, 83.1%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(48.6, 56.1%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 32.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 6.2%, 32.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,865,560

CSS custom property--colour: #E2D498;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.1:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#1D2B67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0D194no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E4D69Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#EDCBC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.2 Wheat · ΔE 10.4 Navajo white · ΔE 10.5 Moccasin · ΔE 10.8 Burlywood · ΔE 13.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.23, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98A6E2

Analogous#E2AF98, #CBE298

Triadic#98E2D4, #D498E2

Split complementary#98CBE2, #AF98E2

Tetradic#98E2AF, #98A6E2, #E298CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F5E8

Lighter +10%#EDE5C0

Darker −10%#D7C370

Darker −20%#CCB348

Darker −30%#B09831

Darker −40%#887526

More saturated +25%#F3DE88

Less saturated −25%#D2CAA9

Channel breakdown

R226

G212

B152

Red226 (88.6%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue48.65°

Saturation (HSL)56.06%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G D4 · B 98

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