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Colour

#E2E2A6

  • #E2E2A6
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E2E2A6 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 226, 166 and HSL 60°, 51%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E2E2A6#E2E2A6
HEX#E2E2A6
RGBrgb(226, 226, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8863, 0.651
RGB percentages88.6%, 88.6%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(60, 50.8%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 26.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 26.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,869,158
CSS custom property--colour: #E2E2A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.66:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#1D1D59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECDDA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDE0A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EBDAD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 3.6Wheat · ΔE 12.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.2Moccasin · ΔE 12.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 13.8Navajo white · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.58, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6A6E2
Analogous#E2C4A6, #C4E2A6
Triadic#A6E2E2, #E2A6E2
Split complementary#A6C4E2, #C4A6E2
Tetradic#A6E2C4, #A6A6E2, #E2A6C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFBF3
Lighter +10%#EFEFCC
Darker −10%#D5D580
Darker −20%#C9C959
Darker −30%#B4B43B
Darker −40%#8E8E2E
More saturated +25%#F1F197
Less saturated −25%#D3D3B5

Channel breakdown

R226
G226
B166
Red226 (88.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)50.85%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR E2 · G E2 · B A6

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