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Recognised as Colour

#E8DD96

  • #E8DD96
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E8DD96 is a yellow with RGB values 232, 221, 150 and HSL 52°, 64%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E8DD96#E8DD96
HEX#E8DD96
RGBrgb(232, 221, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8667, 0.5882
RGB percentages91%, 86.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(52, 64.1%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 35.3%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 35.3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,261,078
CSS custom property--colour: #E8DD96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.21:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#172269

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAD991no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDDD99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F4D3CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.5Khaki · ΔE 9.5Navajo white · ΔE 13.8Moccasin · ΔE 14Dark khaki · ΔE 14.6Wheat · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96A1E8
Analogous#E8B496, #CAE896
Triadic#96E8DD, #DD96E8
Split complementary#96CAE8, #B496E8
Tetradic#96E8B4, #96A1E8, #E896CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF8EA
Lighter +10%#F1EBC0
Darker −10%#DFCF6C
Darker −20%#D6C242
Darker −30%#BCA829
Darker −40%#928320
More saturated +25%#F8E986
Less saturated −25%#D8D1A6

Channel breakdown

R232
G221
B150
Red232 (91%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue51.95°
Saturation (HSL)64.06%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G DD · B 96

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