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Colour

#E7EAAE

  • #E7EAAE
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E7EAAE is a yellow with RGB values 231, 234, 174 and HSL 63°, 59%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E7EAAE#E7EAAE
HEX#E7EAAE
RGBrgb(231, 234, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.9176, 0.6824
RGB percentages90.6%, 91.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(63, 58.8%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63, 25.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK1.3%, 0%, 25.6%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,198,894
CSS custom property--colour: #E7EAAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.78:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#181551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E5AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4E7B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EFE3DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 3.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 12.1Wheat · ΔE 13Moccasin · ΔE 13.1Navajo white · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.72, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1AEEA
Analogous#EACFAE, #C9EAAE
Triadic#AEE7EA, #EAAEE7
Split complementary#AEC9EA, #CFAEEA
Tetradic#AEEACF, #B1AEEA, #EAAEC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F5D7
Darker −10%#DBE085
Darker −20%#CFD55D
Darker −30%#C3CB35
Darker −40%#9CA22A
More saturated +25%#F2F7A1
Less saturated −25%#DCDDBB

Channel breakdown

R231
G234
B174
Red231 (90.6%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue63°
Saturation (HSL)58.82%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E7 · G EA · B AE

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