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Recognised as Colour

#E9EDC2

  • #E9EDC2
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#E9EDC2 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 237, 194 and HSL 66°, 54%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#E9EDC2#E9EDC2
HEX#E9EDC2
RGBrgb(233, 237, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.9294, 0.7608
RGB percentages91.4%, 92.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(65.6, 54.4%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.6, 18.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK1.7%, 0%, 18.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,330,754
CSS custom property--colour: #E9EDC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.36:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#16123D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E9BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4EAC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EFE8E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6.2Light yellow · ΔE 9.4Beige · ΔE 10Cornsilk · ΔE 10Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 5.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6C2ED
Analogous#EDDCC2, #D4EDC2
Triadic#C2E9ED, #EDC2E9
Split complementary#C2D4ED, #DCC2ED
Tetradic#C2EDDC, #C6C2ED, #EDC2D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F9E9
Darker −10%#DBE19B
Darker −20%#CDD673
Darker −30%#BECA4C
Darker −40%#A4AF34
More saturated +25%#F1F7B8
Less saturated −25%#E1E3CC

Channel breakdown

R233
G237
B194
Red233 (91.4%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue65.58°
Saturation (HSL)54.43%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E9 · G ED · B C2

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