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Recognised as Colour

#E9D998

  • #E9D998
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E9D998 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 217, 152 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

#E9D998#E9D998
HEX#E9D998
RGBrgb(233, 217, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.851, 0.5961
RGB percentages91.4%, 85.1%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(48.1, 64.8%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.1, 34.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 34.8%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,325,592
CSS custom property--colour: #E9D998;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.84:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#162667

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6D693no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EADB9Ano 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 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.5Navajo white · ΔE 10.7Moccasin · ΔE 11.2Wheat · ΔE 11.7Khaki · ΔE 12.6Dark khaki · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98A8E9
Analogous#E9B198, #D1E998
Triadic#98E9D9, #D998E9
Split complementary#98D1E9, #B198E9
Tetradic#98E9B1, #98A8E9, #E998D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF8EC
Lighter +10%#F2E9C2
Darker −10%#E0C96E
Darker −20%#D7BA44
Darker −30%#BFA129
Darker −40%#957E20
More saturated +25%#F9E288
Less saturated −25%#D9D0A8

Channel breakdown

R233
G217
B152
Red233 (91.4%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue48.15°
Saturation (HSL)64.8%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G D9 · B 98

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