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Recognised as Colour

#E5D395

  • #E5D395
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E5D395 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 211, 149 and HSL 46°, 61%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E5D395#E5D395
HEX#E5D395
RGBrgb(229, 211, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8275, 0.5843
RGB percentages89.8%, 82.7%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(46.5, 60.6%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 34.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 34.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,061,909
CSS custom property--colour: #E5D395;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.08:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#1A2C6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0D091no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D697no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F1CAC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.2Navajo white · ΔE 10.2Moccasin · ΔE 10.9Wheat · ΔE 11Burlywood · ΔE 12.8Dark khaki · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 8.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95A7E5
Analogous#E5AB95, #CFE595
Triadic#95E5D3, #D395E5
Split complementary#95CFE5, #AB95E5
Tetradic#95E5AB, #95A7E5, #E595CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F5E7
Lighter +10%#EFE4BE
Darker −10%#DBC26C
Darker −20%#D1B143
Darker −30%#B5962C
Darker −40%#8C7422
More saturated +25%#F6DC85
Less saturated −25%#D5CAA6

Channel breakdown

R229
G211
B149
Red229 (89.8%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue46.5°
Saturation (HSL)60.61%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G D3 · B 95

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