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Recognised as Colour

#E8EFAD

  • #E8EFAD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E8EFAD is a yellow with RGB values 232, 239, 173 and HSL 66°, 67%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E8EFAD#E8EFAD
HEX#E8EFAD
RGBrgb(232, 239, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.9373, 0.6784
RGB percentages91%, 93.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(66.4, 67.3%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.4, 27.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK2.9%, 0%, 27.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,265,709
CSS custom property--colour: #E8EFAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.38:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#171052

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9E9A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9EAB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F0E7DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 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 text17.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14.3Khaki · ΔE 14.4Moccasin · ΔE 15.9Wheat · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4ADEF
Analogous#EFD5AD, #C7EFAD
Triadic#ADE8EF, #EFADE8
Split complementary#ADC7EF, #D5ADEF
Tetradic#ADEFD5, #B4ADEF, #EFADC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F7D8
Darker −10%#DCE782
Darker −20%#D0DE58
Darker −30%#C4D62D
Darker −40%#9FAE22
More saturated +25%#F2FBA1
Less saturated −25%#DEE3B9

Channel breakdown

R232
G239
B173
Red232 (91%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue66.36°
Saturation (HSL)67.35%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E8 · G EF · B AD

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