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Recognised as Colour

#E7EDBF

  • #E7EDBF
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#E7EDBF is a yellow with RGB values 231, 237, 191 and HSL 68°, 56%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#E7EDBF#E7EDBF
HEX#E7EDBF
RGBrgb(231, 237, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.9294, 0.749
RGB percentages90.6%, 92.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(67.8, 56.1%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.8, 19.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK2.5%, 0%, 19.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,199,679
CSS custom property--colour: #E7EDBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.26:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#181240

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#F4E8BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4E9C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EDE7E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 6.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#C5BFED
Analogous#EDDCBF, #D0EDBF
Triadic#BFE7ED, #EDBFE7
Split complementary#BFD0ED, #DCBFED
Tetradic#BFEDDC, #C5BFED, #EDBFD0

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F8E7
Darker −10%#D8E297
Darker −20%#C9D76F
Darker −30%#BACB48
Darker −40%#9EAF31
More saturated +25%#EFF7B5
Less saturated −25%#DFE3C9

Channel breakdown

R231
G237
B191
Red231 (90.6%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue67.83°
Saturation (HSL)56.1%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E7 · G ED · B BF

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