Recognised as Colour

#E9D58D

#E9D58D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E9D58D is a yellow with RGB values 233, 213, 141 and HSL 47°, 68%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E9D58D#E9D58D

HEX#E9D58D

RGBrgb(233, 213, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8353, 0.5529

RGB percentages91.4%, 83.5%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(47, 67.6%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47, 39.5%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 8.6%, 39.5%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,324,557

CSS custom property--colour: #E9D58D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.37:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#162A72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3D288no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D890no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F6CBC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.1 Khaki · ΔE 10.3 Navajo white · ΔE 13.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 13.4 Moccasin · ΔE 14.4 Wheat · ΔE 15.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8DA1E9

Analogous#E9A78D, #CFE98D

Triadic#8DE9D5, #D58DE9

Split complementary#8DCFE9, #A78DE9

Tetradic#8DE9A7, #8DA1E9, #E98DCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF5E3

Lighter +10%#F1E5B8

Darker −10%#E1C562

Darker −20%#D9B638

Darker −30%#B99924

Darker −40%#8F761C

More saturated +25%#FADF7C

Less saturated −25%#D8CB9E

Channel breakdown

R233

G213

B141

Red233 (91.4%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue46.96°

Saturation (HSL)67.65%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G D5 · B 8D

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