Colour

#E9EA7A

#E9EA7A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E9EA7A is a yellow with RGB values 233, 234, 122 and HSL 61°, 73%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E9EA7A#E9EA7A

HEX#E9EA7A

RGBrgb(233, 234, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.9176, 0.4784

RGB percentages91.4%, 91.8%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(60.5, 72.7%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.5, 47.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK0.4%, 0%, 47.9%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,329,914

CSS custom property--colour: #E9EA7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.51:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#161585

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F9E270no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBE680no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F6DED0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.2 Yellow green · ΔE 29.5 Navajo white · ΔE 32.4 Moccasin · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B7AEA

Analogous#EAB37A, #B1EA7A

Triadic#7AE9EA, #EA7AE9

Split complementary#7AB1EA, #B37AEA

Tetradic#7AEAB3, #7B7AEA, #EA7AB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFE

Lighter +20%#F8F8D2

Lighter +10%#F0F1A6

Darker −10%#E2E34E

Darker −20%#DADB23

Darker −30%#AEAF1C

Darker −40%#828315

More saturated +25%#FCFD67

Less saturated −25%#D6D78D

Channel breakdown

R233

G234

B122

Red233 (91.4%)

Green234 (91.8%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue60.54°

Saturation (HSL)72.73%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR E9 · G EA · B 7A

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