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Recognised as Colour

#E8EFB2

  • #E8EFB2
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E8EFB2 is a yellow with RGB values 232, 239, 178 and HSL 67°, 66%, 82%. 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

#E8EFB2#E8EFB2
HEX#E8EFB2
RGBrgb(232, 239, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.9373, 0.698
RGB percentages91%, 93.7%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(66.9, 65.6%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.9, 25.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK2.9%, 0%, 25.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,265,714
CSS custom property--colour: #E8EFB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.42:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#17104D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8E9AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8EBB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F0E8DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 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 text17.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 12Moccasin · ΔE 14.7Wheat · ΔE 14.7Khaki · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9B2EF
Analogous#EFD7B2, #CAEFB2
Triadic#B2E8EF, #EFB2E8
Split complementary#B2CAEF, #D7B2EF
Tetradic#B2EFD7, #B9B2EF, #EFB2CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F8DC
Darker −10%#DBE688
Darker −20%#CFDD5E
Darker −30%#C2D533
Darker −40%#A0B025
More saturated +25%#F1FBA6
Less saturated −25%#DFE3BE

Channel breakdown

R232
G239
B178
Red232 (91%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue66.89°
Saturation (HSL)65.59%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E8 · G EF · B B2

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