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Colour

#E6D587

  • #E6D587
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E6D587 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 213, 135 and HSL 49°, 66%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E6D587#E6D587
HEX#E6D587
RGBrgb(230, 213, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8353, 0.5294
RGB percentages90.2%, 83.5%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(49.3, 65.5%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 41.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 41.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,127,943
CSS custom property--colour: #E6D587;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.23:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#192A78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3D181no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8D78Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F3CAC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.7Dark khaki · ΔE 12.4Navajo white · ΔE 16.3Moccasin · ΔE 17.4Burlywood · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8798E6
Analogous#E6A587, #C7E687
Triadic#87E6D5, #D587E6
Split complementary#87C7E6, #A687E6
Tetradic#87E6A6, #8798E6, #E687C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F3DB
Lighter +10%#EFE4B1
Darker −10%#DDC65D
Darker −20%#D4B733
Darker −30%#AF9725
Darker −40%#85721C
More saturated +25%#F8E175
Less saturated −25%#D4C999

Channel breakdown

R230
G213
B135
Red230 (90.2%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue49.26°
Saturation (HSL)65.52%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G D5 · B 87

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