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Recognised as Colour

#E9D997

  • #E9D997
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E9D997 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 217, 151 and HSL 48°, 65%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E9D997#E9D997
HEX#E9D997
RGBrgb(233, 217, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.851, 0.5922
RGB percentages91.4%, 85.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(48.3, 65.1%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 35.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 35.2%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,325,591
CSS custom property--colour: #E9D997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.84:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#162668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6D692no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EADB99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F5D0C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.7Navajo white · ΔE 11.1Moccasin · ΔE 11.6Khaki · ΔE 12.2Wheat · ΔE 12.2Dark khaki · ΔE 14.8
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#97A7E9
Analogous#E9B097, #D0E997
Triadic#97E9D9, #D997E9
Split complementary#97D0E9, #B097E9
Tetradic#97E9B0, #97A7E9, #E997D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF8EB
Lighter +10%#F2E8C1
Darker −10%#E0CA6D
Darker −20%#D7BA43
Darker −30%#BFA128
Darker −40%#957E1F
More saturated +25%#F9E387
Less saturated −25%#D9CFA7

Channel breakdown

R233
G217
B151
Red233 (91.4%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue48.29°
Saturation (HSL)65.08%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G D9 · B 97

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