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Recognised as Colour

#E5EF8C

  • #E5EF8C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E5EF8C is a yellow with RGB values 229, 239, 140 and HSL 66°, 76%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E5EF8C#E5EF8C
HEX#E5EF8C
RGBrgb(229, 239, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.9373, 0.549
RGB percentages89.8%, 93.7%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(66.1, 75.6%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.1, 41.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK4.2%, 0%, 41.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,069,068
CSS custom property--colour: #E5EF8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.06:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#1A1073

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FCE684no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#FCE991no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F0E5D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.8Dark khaki · ΔE 21.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 28Moccasin · ΔE 28.6Navajo white · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#968CEF
Analogous#EFC88C, #B4EF8C
Triadic#8CE5EF, #EF8CE5
Split complementary#8CB4EF, #C78CEF
Tetradic#8CEFC7, #968CEF, #EF8CB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FBE6
Lighter +10%#EFF5B9
Darker −10%#DBE95F
Darker −20%#D1E332
Darker −30%#B5C61C
Darker −40%#8C9A15
More saturated +25%#F2FF7C
Less saturated −25%#D8DF9C

Channel breakdown

R229
G239
B140
Red229 (89.8%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue66.06°
Saturation (HSL)75.57%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E5 · G EF · B 8C

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