Colour

#E5DA95

#E5DA95
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E5DA95 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 218, 149 and HSL 52°, 61%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#E5DA95

RGBrgb(229, 218, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8549, 0.5843

RGB percentages89.8%, 85.5%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(51.7, 60.6%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 34.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 4.8%, 34.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,063,701

CSS custom property--colour: #E5DA95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.79:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7

Inverted#1A256A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7D690no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#EADB98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#F1D1C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.5 Khaki · ΔE 10.7 Navajo white · ΔE 13.4 Moccasin · ΔE 13.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 13.9 Wheat · ΔE 14.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.49, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95A0E5

Analogous#E5B295, #C8E595

Triadic#95E5DA, #DA95E5

Split complementary#95C8E5, #B295E5

Tetradic#95E5B2, #95A0E5, #E595C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F7E7

Lighter +10%#EFE8BE

Darker −10%#DBCC6C

Darker −20%#D1BD43

Darker −30%#B5A22C

Darker −40%#8C7D22

More saturated +25%#F6E685

Less saturated −25%#D5CEA6

Channel breakdown

R229

G218

B149

Red229 (89.8%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue51.75°

Saturation (HSL)60.61%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G DA · B 95

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Colour values

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