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Recognised as Colour

#E2E277

  • #E2E277
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E2E277 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 226, 119 and HSL 60°, 65%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E2E277#E2E277
HEX#E2E277
RGBrgb(226, 226, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8863, 0.4667
RGB percentages88.6%, 88.6%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(60, 64.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 47.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 47.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,869,111
CSS custom property--colour: #E2E277;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.38:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#1D1D88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1DA6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2DE7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#EFD6C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 9.2Dark khaki · ΔE 20.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.4Yellow green · ΔE 29.9Navajo white · ΔE 30.4Moccasin · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 9.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7777E2
Analogous#E2AD77, #ADE277
Triadic#77E2E2, #E277E2
Split complementary#77ADE2, #AD77E2
Tetradic#77E2AD, #7777E2, #E277AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDF5
Lighter +20%#F4F4CB
Lighter +10%#EBEBA1
Darker −10%#D9D94D
Darker −20%#C8C82B
Darker −30%#9E9E22
Darker −40%#747419
More saturated +25%#F7F762
Less saturated −25%#CDCD8C

Channel breakdown

R226
G226
B119
Red226 (88.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)64.85%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR E2 · G E2 · B 77

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