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Recognised as Colour

#E7EA9E

  • #E7EA9E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E7EA9E is a yellow with RGB values 231, 234, 158 and HSL 62°, 64%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E7EA9E#E7EA9E
HEX#E7EA9E
RGBrgb(231, 234, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.9176, 0.6196
RGB percentages90.6%, 91.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(62.4, 64.4%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.4, 32.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK1.3%, 0%, 32.5%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,198,878
CSS custom property--colour: #E7EA9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.66:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#181561

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6E499no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6E6A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F1E1D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.6Khaki · ΔE 9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.4Dark khaki · ΔE 18.1Moccasin · ΔE 18.1Wheat · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A19EEA
Analogous#EAC79E, #C1EA9E
Triadic#9EE7EA, #EA9EE7
Split complementary#9EC1EA, #C79EEA
Tetradic#9EEAC7, #A19EEA, #EA9EC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCF2
Lighter +10%#F1F3C8
Darker −10%#DDE174
Darker −20%#D2D84A
Darker −30%#BEC42B
Darker −40%#969B21
More saturated +25%#F5F98F
Less saturated −25%#D9DBAD

Channel breakdown

R231
G234
B158
Red231 (90.6%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue62.37°
Saturation (HSL)64.41%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E7 · G EA · B 9E

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