Recognised as Colour

#E3E985

#E3E985
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E3E985 is a yellow with RGB values 227, 233, 133 and HSL 64°, 69%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E3E985#E3E985

HEX#E3E985

RGBrgb(227, 233, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.9137, 0.5216

RGB percentages89%, 91.4%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(63.6, 69.4%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.6, 42.9%, 91.4%)

CMYK2.6%, 0%, 42.9%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,936,453

CSS custom property--colour: #E3E985;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.26:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1

Inverted#1C167A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F7E17Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7E48Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#EFDED1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.1 Moccasin · ΔE 28.5 Navajo white · ΔE 28.5 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8B85E9

Analogous#E9BD85, #B1E985

Triadic#85E3E9, #E985E3

Split complementary#85B1E9, #BD85E9

Tetradic#85E9BD, #8B85E9, #E985B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F9DB

Lighter +10%#EDF1B0

Darker −10%#D9E15A

Darker −20%#CFD92F

Darker −30%#ACB421

Darker −40%#828919

More saturated +25%#F3FB73

Less saturated −25%#D3D797

Channel breakdown

R227

G233

B133

Red227 (89%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue63.6°

Saturation (HSL)69.44%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR E3 · G E9 · B 85

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