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Recognised as Colour

#E8DEA3

  • #E8DEA3
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E8DEA3 is a yellow with RGB values 232, 222, 163 and HSL 51°, 60%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E8DEA3#E8DEA3
HEX#E8DEA3
RGBrgb(232, 222, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8706, 0.6392
RGB percentages91%, 87.1%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(51.3, 60%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 29.7%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 29.7%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,261,347
CSS custom property--colour: #E8DEA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.41:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#17215C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9DA9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECDFA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F2D6CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 3.8Wheat · ΔE 9.4Moccasin · ΔE 9.5Navajo white · ΔE 10.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.75, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3ADE8
Analogous#E8BCA3, #CFE8A3
Triadic#A3E8DE, #DEA3E8
Split complementary#A3CFE8, #BCA3E8
Tetradic#A3E8BC, #A3ADE8, #E8A3CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFBF5
Lighter +10%#F2EDCC
Darker −10%#DECF7A
Darker −20%#D4C151
Darker −30%#C2AD30
Darker −40%#998826
More saturated +25%#F6E895
Less saturated −25%#DAD4B1

Channel breakdown

R232
G222
B163
Red232 (91%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue51.3°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G DE · B A3

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