Colour

#E8EB7D

#E8EB7D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E8EB7D is a yellow with RGB values 232, 235, 125 and HSL 62°, 73%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E8EB7D#E8EB7D

HEX#E8EB7D

RGBrgb(232, 235, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.9216, 0.4902

RGB percentages91%, 92.2%, 49%

HSLhsl(61.6, 73.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.6, 46.8%, 92.2%)

CMYK1.3%, 0%, 46.8%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,264,637

CSS custom property--colour: #E8EB7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.61:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#171482

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FAE373no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBE682no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F5DFD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.4 Yellow green · ΔE 29.6 Navajo white · ΔE 31.9 Moccasin · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#807DEB

Analogous#EBB77D, #B1EB7D

Triadic#7DE8EB, #EB7DE8

Split complementary#7DB1EB, #B77DEB

Tetradic#7DEBB7, #807DEB, #EB7DB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F9D5

Lighter +10%#F0F2A9

Darker −10%#E0E451

Darker −20%#D8DD25

Darker −30%#AFB31C

Darker −40%#848715

More saturated +25%#FAFE6A

Less saturated −25%#D6D890

Channel breakdown

R232

G235

B125

Red232 (91%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue61.64°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR E8 · G EB · B 7D

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