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Recognised as Colour

#E2DC96

  • #E2DC96
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E2DC96 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 220, 150 and HSL 55°, 57%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E2DC96#E2DC96
HEX#E2DC96
RGBrgb(226, 220, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8627, 0.5882
RGB percentages88.6%, 86.3%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(55.3, 56.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.3, 33.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.7%, 33.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,867,606
CSS custom property--colour: #E2DC96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.91:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#1D2369

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8D791no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#EADB99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#EDD3CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.1Khaki · ΔE 10.4Dark khaki · ΔE 14Moccasin · ΔE 14.8Navajo white · ΔE 14.9Wheat · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#969CE2
Analogous#E2B696, #C2E296
Triadic#96E2DC, #DC96E2
Split complementary#96C2E2, #B696E2
Tetradic#96E2B6, #969CE2, #E296C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F7E6
Lighter +10%#EDE9BE
Darker −10%#D7CF6E
Darker −20%#CCC146
Darker −30%#AFA530
Darker −40%#877F25
More saturated +25%#F3EA85
Less saturated −25%#D1CEA7

Channel breakdown

R226
G220
B150
Red226 (88.6%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue55.26°
Saturation (HSL)56.72%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G DC · B 96

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