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Recognised as Colour

#E5EAAA

  • #E5EAAA
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E5EAAA is a yellow with RGB values 229, 234, 170 and HSL 65°, 60%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E5EAAA#E5EAAA
HEX#E5EAAA
RGBrgb(229, 234, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.9176, 0.6667
RGB percentages89.8%, 91.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(64.7, 60.4%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.7, 27.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 27.4%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,067,818
CSS custom property--colour: #E5EAAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.68:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#1A1555

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E4A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4E6ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EDE2D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 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 text16.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14.1Khaki · ΔE 14.6Moccasin · ΔE 14.8Wheat · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.37, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFAAEA
Analogous#EACFAA, #C5EAAA
Triadic#AAE5EA, #EAAAE5
Split complementary#AAC5EA, #CFAAEA
Tetradic#AAEACF, #AFAAEA, #EAAAC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFC
Lighter +10%#F2F4D3
Darker −10%#D8E081
Darker −20%#CCD658
Darker −30%#BDC932
Darker −40%#97A028
More saturated +25%#F0F79D
Less saturated −25%#DADDB7

Channel breakdown

R229
G234
B170
Red229 (89.8%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue64.69°
Saturation (HSL)60.38%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E5 · G EA · B AA

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