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Recognised as Colour

#E8ED96

  • #E8ED96
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E8ED96 is a yellow with RGB values 232, 237, 150 and HSL 63°, 71%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E8ED96#E8ED96
HEX#E8ED96
RGBrgb(232, 237, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.9294, 0.5882
RGB percentages91%, 92.9%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(63.4, 70.7%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.4, 36.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 36.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,265,174
CSS custom property--colour: #E8ED96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.99:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#171269

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAE690no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAE89Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F3E3D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.8Dark khaki · ΔE 19.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 22.2Moccasin · ΔE 22.8Navajo white · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B96ED
Analogous#EDC696, #BDED96
Triadic#96E8ED, #ED96E8
Split complementary#96BDED, #C696ED
Tetradic#96EDC6, #9B96ED, #ED96BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCED
Lighter +10%#F2F4C2
Darker −10%#DEE66A
Darker −20%#D5DE3F
Darker −30%#BEC822
Darker −40%#959C1B
More saturated +25%#F6FC87
Less saturated −25%#DADEA5

Channel breakdown

R232
G237
B150
Red232 (91%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue63.45°
Saturation (HSL)70.73%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E8 · G ED · B 96

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