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Colour

#E6E6B3

  • #E6E6B3
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E6E6B3 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 230, 179 and HSL 60°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E6E6B3#E6E6B3
HEX#E6E6B3
RGBrgb(230, 230, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.902, 0.702
RGB percentages90.2%, 90.2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(60, 50.5%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 22.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 22.2%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,132,339
CSS custom property--colour: #E6E6B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.33:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#19194C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFE2B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0E4B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#EEDFD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 9.3Wheat · ΔE 9.7Moccasin · ΔE 10.8Navajo white · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3B3E6
Analogous#E6CDB3, #CDE6B3
Triadic#B3E6E6, #E6B3E6
Split complementary#B3CDE6, #CDB3E6
Tetradic#B3E6CD, #B3B3E6, #E6B3CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F3D9
Darker −10%#D9D98D
Darker −20%#CDCD66
Darker −30%#C0C040
Darker −40%#9A9A33
More saturated +25%#F3F3A6
Less saturated −25%#D9D9C0

Channel breakdown

R230
G230
B179
Red230 (90.2%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)50.5%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR E6 · G E6 · B B3

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