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Colour

#E8EDC7

  • #E8EDC7
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#E8EDC7 is a yellow with RGB values 232, 237, 199 and HSL 68°, 51%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#E8EDC7#E8EDC7
HEX#E8EDC7
RGBrgb(232, 237, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.9294, 0.7804
RGB percentages91%, 92.9%, 78%
HSLhsl(67.9, 51.4%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.9, 16%, 92.9%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 16%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,265,223
CSS custom property--colour: #E8EDC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.37:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#171238

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3E9C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3EAC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EDE8E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 7.2Beige · ΔE 7.8Light yellow · ΔE 8Cornsilk · ΔE 8.4Papaya whip · ΔE 10.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 5.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCC7ED
Analogous#EDDFC7, #D5EDC7
Triadic#C7E8ED, #EDC7E8
Split complementary#C7D5ED, #DFC7ED
Tetradic#C7EDDF, #CCC7ED, #EDC7D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F9EE
Darker −10%#D8E1A0
Darker −20%#C8D47A
Darker −30%#B8C853
Darker −40%#A0B038
More saturated +25%#EFF6BE
Less saturated −25%#E1E4D0

Channel breakdown

R232
G237
B199
Red232 (91%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue67.89°
Saturation (HSL)51.35%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E8 · G ED · B C7

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