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Recognised as Colour

#E2E99D

  • #E2E99D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E2E99D is a yellow with RGB values 226, 233, 157 and HSL 66°, 63%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E2E99D#E2E99D
HEX#E2E99D
RGBrgb(226, 233, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.9137, 0.6157
RGB percentages88.6%, 91.4%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(65.5, 63.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.5, 32.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK3%, 0%, 32.6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,870,941
CSS custom property--colour: #E2E99D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.38:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#1D1662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E298no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4E4A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EBE0D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.5Khaki · ΔE 10.1Dark khaki · ΔE 17.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 18Moccasin · ΔE 19.2Wheat · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A49DE9
Analogous#E9CA9D, #BCE99D
Triadic#9DE2E9, #E99DE2
Split complementary#9DBCE9, #CA9DE9
Tetradic#9DE9CA, #A49DE9, #E99DBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCF0
Lighter +10%#EEF2C7
Darker −10%#D6E073
Darker −20%#C9D64A
Darker −30%#B4C22B
Darker −40%#8D9822
More saturated +25%#EEF88E
Less saturated −25%#D6DAAC

Channel breakdown

R226
G233
B157
Red226 (88.6%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue65.53°
Saturation (HSL)63.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E2 · G E9 · B 9D

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