Recognised as Colour
#E8DA87
- #E8DA87
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E8DA87 is a yellow with RGB values 232, 218, 135 and HSL 51°, 68%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#E8DA87#E8DA87
HEX#E8DA87
RGBrgb(232, 218, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8549, 0.5294
RGB percentages91%, 85.5%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(51.3, 67.8%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 41.8%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 6%, 41.8%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,260,295
CSS custom property--colour: #E8DA87;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.81:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#172578
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8795E8
Analogous#E8A987, #C5E887
Triadic#87E8DA, #DA87E8
Split complementary#87C5E8, #A987E8
Tetradic#87E8A9, #8795E8, #E887C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G218
B135
Red232 (91%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue51.34°
Saturation (HSL)67.83%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G DA · B 87
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