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Recognised as Colour

#E3E9C5

  • #E3E9C5
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#E3E9C5 is a green with RGB values 227, 233, 197 and HSL 70°, 45%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#E3E9C5#E3E9C5
HEX#E3E9C5
RGBrgb(227, 233, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.9137, 0.7725
RGB percentages89%, 91.4%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(70, 45%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70, 15.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 15.5%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,936,517
CSS custom property--colour: #E3E9C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.73:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#1C163A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFE5C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEE6C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E7E5DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 6.9Beige · ΔE 7.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.9Light yellow · ΔE 9Cornsilk · ΔE 9Papaya whip · ΔE 10.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 6.92, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBC5E9
Analogous#E9DDC5, #D1E9C5
Triadic#C5E3E9, #E9C5E3
Split complementary#C5D1E9, #DDC5E9
Tetradic#C5E9DD, #CBC5E9, #E9C5D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F7EA
Darker −10%#D1DBA0
Darker −20%#BFCD7B
Darker −30%#ADBF56
Darker −40%#93A43E
More saturated +25%#EAF3BB
Less saturated −25%#DCDFCF

Channel breakdown

R227
G233
B197
Red227 (89%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue70°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E3 · G E9 · B C5

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