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Recognised as Colour

#E7E4A2

  • #E7E4A2
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E7E4A2 is a yellow with RGB values 231, 228, 162 and HSL 57°, 59%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E7E4A2#E7E4A2
HEX#E7E4A2
RGBrgb(231, 228, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8941, 0.6353
RGB percentages90.6%, 89.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(57.4, 59%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.4, 29.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 29.9%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,197,346
CSS custom property--colour: #E7E4A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.02:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#181B5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFDF9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1E2A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F1DCD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 2.9Khaki · ΔE 12.3Moccasin · ΔE 13.2Wheat · ΔE 13.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.7Navajo white · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 2.9, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2A5E7
Analogous#E7C2A2, #C7E7A2
Triadic#A2E7E4, #E4A2E7
Split complementary#A2C7E7, #C2A2E7
Tetradic#A2E7C2, #A2A5E7, #E7A2C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCF3
Lighter +10%#F1F0CB
Darker −10%#DDD879
Darker −20%#D2CC51
Darker −30%#BFB931
Darker −40%#969127
More saturated +25%#F6F193
Less saturated −25%#D8D7B1

Channel breakdown

R231
G228
B162
Red231 (90.6%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue57.39°
Saturation (HSL)58.97%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G E4 · B A2

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