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Recognised as Colour

#E4ECB5

  • #E4ECB5
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E4ECB5 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 236, 181 and HSL 69°, 59%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E4ECB5#E4ECB5
HEX#E4ECB5
RGBrgb(228, 236, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.9255, 0.7098
RGB percentages89.4%, 92.5%, 71%
HSLhsl(68.7, 59.1%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.7, 23.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK3.4%, 0%, 23.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,002,805
CSS custom property--colour: #E4ECB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.96:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#1B134A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E6B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4E8B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EBE6DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 9.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 10.1Wheat · ΔE 13.4Moccasin · ΔE 14Light yellow · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDB5EC
Analogous#ECD9B5, #C9ECB5
Triadic#B5E4EC, #ECB5E4
Split complementary#B5C8EC, #D9B5EC
Tetradic#B5ECD9, #BDB5EC, #ECB5C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F6DE
Darker −10%#D5E28C
Darker −20%#C6D764
Darker −30%#B8CD3B
Darker −40%#97A92C
More saturated +25%#ECF8A9
Less saturated −25%#DCE0C1

Channel breakdown

R228
G236
B181
Red228 (89.4%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue68.73°
Saturation (HSL)59.14%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E4 · G EC · B B5

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