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Recognised as Colour

#E8EFC2

  • #E8EFC2
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#E8EFC2 is a yellow with RGB values 232, 239, 194 and HSL 69°, 58%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#E8EFC2#E8EFC2
HEX#E8EFC2
RGBrgb(232, 239, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.9373, 0.7608
RGB percentages91%, 93.7%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(69.3, 58.4%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.3, 18.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK2.9%, 0%, 18.8%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,265,730
CSS custom property--colour: #E8EFC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.56:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#17103D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6EABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5EBC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#EDEAE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6.5Light yellow · ΔE 10Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.4Beige · ΔE 11Cornsilk · ΔE 11.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 5.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9C2EF
Analogous#EFE0C2, #D2EFC2
Triadic#C2E8EF, #EFC2E8
Split complementary#C2D2EF, #DFC2EF
Tetradic#C2EFDF, #C9C2EF, #EFC2D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7FAEA
Darker −10%#D9E49A
Darker −20%#CADA71
Darker −30%#BACF49
Darker −40%#A1B530
More saturated +25%#EFF9B8
Less saturated −25%#E1E5CC

Channel breakdown

R232
G239
B194
Red232 (91%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue69.33°
Saturation (HSL)58.44%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E8 · G EF · B C2

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