Colour

#E5EC95

#E5EC95
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E5EC95 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 236, 149 and HSL 65°, 70%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E5EC95#E5EC95

HEX#E5EC95

RGBrgb(229, 236, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.9255, 0.5843

RGB percentages89.8%, 92.5%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(64.8, 69.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(64.8, 36.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK3%, 0%, 36.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,068,309

CSS custom property--colour: #E5EC95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.76:1

Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4

Inverted#1A136A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8E48Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Deuteranopia#F8E799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Tritanopia#EFE2D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 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 text16.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 19 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 22.5 Moccasin · ΔE 23.2 Navajo white · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.24, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C95EC

Analogous#ECC895, #B9EC95

Triadic#95E5EC, #EC95E5

Split complementary#95BAEC, #C795EC

Tetradic#95ECC7, #9C95EC, #EC95BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFCEB

Lighter +10%#F0F4C0

Darker −10%#DAE46A

Darker −20%#D0DC3F

Darker −30%#B8C523

Darker −40%#8F991C

More saturated +25%#F2FC85

Less saturated −25%#D8DCA5

Channel breakdown

R229

G236

B149

Red229 (89.8%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue64.83°

Saturation (HSL)69.6%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR E5 · G EC · B 95

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Colour values

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