Recognised as Colour

#E7EF9A

#E7EF9A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E7EF9A is a yellow with RGB values 231, 239, 154 and HSL 66°, 73%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E7EF9A#E7EF9A

HEX#E7EF9A

RGBrgb(231, 239, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.9373, 0.6039

RGB percentages90.6%, 93.7%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(65.6, 72.6%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.6, 35.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK3.3%, 0%, 35.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,200,154

CSS custom property--colour: #E7EF9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.21:1

Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#181065

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBE794no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBEA9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F1E6DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 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 text17.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.9 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 21.3 Moccasin · ΔE 22.6 Navajo white · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A29AEF

Analogous#EFCC9A, #BDEF9A

Triadic#9AE7EF, #EF9AE7

Split complementary#9ABDEF, #CC9AEF

Tetradic#9AEFCC, #A29AEF, #EF9ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFDF2

Lighter +10%#F1F6C6

Darker −10%#DDE86E

Darker −20%#D2E142

Darker −30%#BFCF21

Darker −40%#96A31A

More saturated +25%#F3FE8B

Less saturated −25%#DBE0A9

Channel breakdown

R231

G239

B154

Red231 (90.6%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue65.65°

Saturation (HSL)72.65%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR E7 · G EF · B 9A

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