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Recognised as Colour

#E9EEA2

  • #E9EEA2
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E9EEA2 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 238, 162 and HSL 64°, 69%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E9EEA2#E9EEA2
HEX#E9EEA2
RGBrgb(233, 238, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.9333, 0.6353
RGB percentages91.4%, 93.3%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(63.9, 69.1%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.9, 31.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 31.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,330,978
CSS custom property--colour: #E9EEA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.22:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#16115D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9E79Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAEAA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F3E5DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8Khaki · ΔE 9.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17Moccasin · ΔE 18.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 19.1Wheat · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 8, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7A2EE
Analogous#EECDA2, #C3EEA2
Triadic#A2E9EE, #EEA2E9
Split complementary#A2C3EE, #CDA2EE
Tetradic#A2EECD, #A7A2EE, #EEA2C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEF8
Lighter +10%#F3F6CD
Darker −10%#DFE677
Darker −20%#D5DE4C
Darker −30%#C6D126
Darker −40%#9DA61E
More saturated +25%#F5FC94
Less saturated −25%#DDE0B0

Channel breakdown

R233
G238
B162
Red233 (91.4%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue63.95°
Saturation (HSL)69.09%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E9 · G EE · B A2

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