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Recognised as Colour

#E9D893

  • #E9D893
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E9D893 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 216, 147 and HSL 48°, 66%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E9D893#E9D893
HEX#E9D893
RGBrgb(233, 216, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8471, 0.5765
RGB percentages91.4%, 84.7%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(48.1, 66.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.1, 36.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 7.3%, 36.9%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,325,331
CSS custom property--colour: #E9D893;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.71:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#16276C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5D58Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#EADA95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F6CEC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.9Khaki · ΔE 11Navajo white · ΔE 12.2Moccasin · ΔE 12.9Wheat · ΔE 13.7Dark khaki · ΔE 14.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93A4E9
Analogous#E9AD93, #CFE993
Triadic#93E9D8, #D893E9
Split complementary#93CFE9, #AD93E9
Tetradic#93E9AD, #93A4E9, #E993CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF7E8
Lighter +10%#F2E7BD
Darker −10%#E0C969
Darker −20%#D8B93E
Darker −30%#BD9F26
Darker −40%#927B1E
More saturated +25%#F9E283
Less saturated −25%#D9CEA3

Channel breakdown

R233
G216
B147
Red233 (91.4%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue48.14°
Saturation (HSL)66.15%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G D8 · B 93

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