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Recognised as Colour

#E6C968

  • #E6C968
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E6C968 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 201, 104 and HSL 46°, 72%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E6C968#E6C968
HEX#E6C968
RGBrgb(230, 201, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7882, 0.4078
RGB percentages90.2%, 78.8%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(46.2, 71.6%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 54.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 54.8%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,124,840
CSS custom property--colour: #E6C968;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#193697

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC65Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2CF6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F6BCB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 13.2Dark khaki · ΔE 16.5Goldenrod · ΔE 22.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.4Burlywood · ΔE 23.7Navajo white · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6885E6
Analogous#E68A68, #C4E668
Triadic#68E6C9, #C968E6
Split complementary#68C4E6, #8A68E6
Tetradic#68E68A, #6885E6, #E668C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF8EB
Lighter +20%#F4E8C0
Lighter +10%#EDD994
Darker −10%#DFB93C
Darker −20%#C7A121
Darker −30%#9B7D1A
Darker −40%#705A12
More saturated +25%#FCD552
Less saturated −25%#D0BD7E

Channel breakdown

R230
G201
B104
Red230 (90.2%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue46.19°
Saturation (HSL)71.59%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G C9 · B 68

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