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Recognised as Colour

#E6E8A6

  • #E6E8A6
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E6E8A6 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 232, 166 and HSL 62°, 59%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E6E8A6#E6E8A6
HEX#E6E8A6
RGBrgb(230, 232, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.9098, 0.651
RGB percentages90.2%, 91%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(61.8, 58.9%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.8, 28.4%, 91%)
CMYK0.9%, 0%, 28.4%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,132,838
CSS custom property--colour: #E6E8A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77289WCAG 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 16.46:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#191759

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2E2A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E5A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EFE0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 3.7Khaki · ΔE 13.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.3Moccasin · ΔE 14.5Wheat · ΔE 14.8Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.71, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8A6E8
Analogous#E8C9A6, #C5E8A6
Triadic#A6E6E8, #E8A6E6
Split complementary#A6C5E8, #C9A6E8
Tetradic#A6E8C9, #A8A6E8, #E8A6C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDF7
Lighter +10%#F1F2CF
Darker −10%#DBDE7D
Darker −20%#CFD355
Darker −30%#BEC332
Darker −40%#979A28
More saturated +25%#F3F698
Less saturated −25%#D9DAB4

Channel breakdown

R230
G232
B166
Red230 (90.2%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue61.82°
Saturation (HSL)58.93%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E6 · G E8 · B A6

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