Colour

#E6E17A

#E6E17A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E6E17A is a yellow with RGB values 230, 225, 122 and HSL 57°, 68%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E6E17A#E6E17A

HEX#E6E17A

RGBrgb(230, 225, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8824, 0.4784

RGB percentages90.2%, 88.2%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(57.2, 68.4%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.2, 47%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 2.2%, 47%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,131,002

CSS custom property--colour: #E6E17A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.42:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#191E85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F0DA71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F3DF7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F4D5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.5 Navajo white · ΔE 28 Moccasin · ΔE 28.6 Wheat · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A7FE6

Analogous#E6AB7A, #B5E67A

Triadic#7AE6E1, #E17AE6

Split complementary#7AB5E6, #AB7AE6

Tetradic#7AE6AB, #7A7FE6, #E67AB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFB

Lighter +20%#F6F4D0

Lighter +10%#EEEBA5

Darker −10%#DED74F

Darker −20%#D2CB28

Darker −30%#A8A11F

Darker −40%#7D7817

More saturated +25%#FAF366

Less saturated −25%#D2CF8E

Channel breakdown

R230

G225

B122

Red230 (90.2%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue57.22°

Saturation (HSL)68.35%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G E1 · B 7A

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