Colour

#E2D797

#E2D797
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E2D797 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 215, 151 and HSL 51°, 56%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#E2D797

RGBrgb(226, 215, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8431, 0.5922

RGB percentages88.6%, 84.3%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(51.2, 56.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 33.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 4.9%, 33.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,866,327

CSS custom property--colour: #E2D797;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.4:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#1D2868

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3D393no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6D899no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EDCEC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.2 Navajo white · ΔE 12.1 Wheat · ΔE 12.1 Moccasin · ΔE 12.2 Khaki · ΔE 13.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 14

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97A2E2

Analogous#E2B297, #C7E297

Triadic#97E2D7, #D797E2

Split complementary#97C7E2, #B297E2

Tetradic#97E2B2, #97A2E2, #E297C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F6E7

Lighter +10%#EDE6BF

Darker −10%#D7C86F

Darker −20%#CCB847

Darker −30%#AF9D31

Darker −40%#877926

More saturated +25%#F3E386

Less saturated −25%#D1CBA8

Channel breakdown

R226

G215

B151

Red226 (88.6%)

Green215 (84.3%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue51.2°

Saturation (HSL)56.39%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G D7 · B 97

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