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Recognised as Colour

#E5EBA3

  • #E5EBA3
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E5EBA3 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 235, 163 and HSL 65°, 64%, 78%. 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

#E5EBA3#E5EBA3
HEX#E5EBA3
RGBrgb(229, 235, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.9216, 0.6392
RGB percentages89.8%, 92.2%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(65, 64.3%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65, 30.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 30.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,068,067
CSS custom property--colour: #E5EBA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78719WCAG 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 16.74:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#1A145C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6E49Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6E7A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EEE3D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.7Khaki · ΔE 11.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15.8Moccasin · ΔE 17.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 17.7Wheat · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9A3EB
Analogous#EBCDA3, #C1EBA3
Triadic#A3E5EB, #EBA3E5
Split complementary#A3C1EB, #CDA3EB
Tetradic#A3EBCD, #A9A3EB, #EBA3C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDF7
Lighter +10%#F1F4CD
Darker −10%#D9E279
Darker −20%#CDD94F
Darker −30%#BCC92C
Darker −40%#959F23
More saturated +25%#F1F995
Less saturated −25%#D9DDB1

Channel breakdown

R229
G235
B163
Red229 (89.8%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue65°
Saturation (HSL)64.29%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E5 · G EB · B A3

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