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Recognised as Colour

#E8F2B5

  • #E8F2B5
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E8F2B5 is a yellow with RGB values 232, 242, 181 and HSL 70°, 70%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E8F2B5#E8F2B5
HEX#E8F2B5
RGBrgb(232, 242, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.949, 0.7098
RGB percentages91%, 94.9%, 71%
HSLhsl(69.8, 70.1%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.8, 25.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK4.1%, 0%, 25.2%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,266,485
CSS custom property--colour: #E8F2B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.8:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#170D4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBECB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAEDB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EFEBE2no 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 text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.7Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 12Moccasin · ΔE 15.8Wheat · ΔE 15.8Light yellow · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFB5F2
Analogous#F2DDB5, #C9F2B5
Triadic#B5E8F2, #F2B5E8
Split complementary#B5C9F2, #DDB5F2
Tetradic#B5F2DD, #BFB5F2, #F2B5CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5FAE0
Darker −10%#DBEA8A
Darker −20%#CDE35E
Darker −30%#C0DB33
Darker −40%#A1BA21
More saturated +25%#EFFDAA
Less saturated −25%#E1E7C0

Channel breakdown

R232
G242
B181
Red232 (91%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue69.84°
Saturation (HSL)70.11%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E8 · G F2 · B B5

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