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Recognised as Colour

#E5E5B7

  • #E5E5B7
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#E5E5B7 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 229, 183 and HSL 60°, 47%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#E5E5B7#E5E5B7
HEX#E5E5B7
RGBrgb(229, 229, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.898, 0.7176
RGB percentages89.8%, 89.8%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(60, 46.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 20.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 20.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,066,551
CSS custom property--colour: #E5E5B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.22:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#1A1A48

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDE1B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEE3B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ECDFD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 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 text16.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 8.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.6Wheat · ΔE 9.1Moccasin · ΔE 10.7Blanched almond · ΔE 11.7
Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 7.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7B7E5
Analogous#E5CEB7, #CEE5B7
Triadic#B7E5E5, #E5B7E5
Split complementary#B7CEE5, #CEB7E5
Tetradic#B7E5CE, #B7B7E5, #E5B7CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F3DC
Darker −10%#D7D792
Darker −20%#CACA6C
Darker −30%#BCBC47
Darker −40%#999937
More saturated +25%#F1F1AB
Less saturated −25%#D9D9C3

Channel breakdown

R229
G229
B183
Red229 (89.8%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)46.94%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR E5 · G E5 · B B7

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