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Recognised as Colour

#E3CD5E

  • #E3CD5E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E3CD5E is a yellow with RGB values 227, 205, 94 and HSL 50°, 70%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E3CD5E#E3CD5E
HEX#E3CD5E
RGBrgb(227, 205, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8039, 0.3686
RGB percentages89%, 80.4%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(50.1, 70.4%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 58.6%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 58.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,929,246
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CD5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.16:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#1C32A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFC852no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D063no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F3C0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.8Dark khaki · ΔE 20Goldenrod · ΔE 21.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.4Burlywood · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E74E3
Analogous#E38A5E, #B6E35E
Triadic#5EE3CD, #CD5EE3
Split complementary#5EB6E3, #8B5EE3
Tetradic#5EE38B, #5E74E3, #E35EB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF5E0
Lighter +20%#F2E8B5
Lighter +10%#EBDA89
Darker −10%#DBC033
Darker −20%#BBA120
Darker −30%#8F7C19
Darker −40%#645611
More saturated +25%#FBDD46
Less saturated −25%#CBBD76

Channel breakdown

R227
G205
B94
Red227 (89%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue50.08°
Saturation (HSL)70.37%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G CD · B 5E

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