Colour

#EAD38A

#EAD38A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EAD38A is a yellow with RGB values 234, 211, 138 and HSL 46°, 70%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EAD38A#EAD38A

HEX#EAD38A

RGBrgb(234, 211, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8275, 0.5412

RGB percentages91.8%, 82.7%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(45.6, 69.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.6, 41%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 9.8%, 41%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,389,578

CSS custom property--colour: #EAD38A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.18:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#152C75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2D085no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E8D78Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F8C8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 13.4 Navajo white · ΔE 13.6 Burlywood · ΔE 15 Moccasin · ΔE 15

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AA1EA

Analogous#EAA38A, #D1EA8A

Triadic#8AEAD3, #D38AEA

Split complementary#8AD1EA, #A38AEA

Tetradic#8AEAA3, #8AA1EA, #EA8AD1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF4E0

Lighter +10%#F2E3B5

Darker −10%#E2C35F

Darker −20%#DAB234

Darker −30%#BA9521

Darker −40%#8E721A

More saturated +25%#FBDC79

Less saturated −25%#D9CA9B

Channel breakdown

R234

G211

B138

Red234 (91.8%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue45.63°

Saturation (HSL)69.57%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G D3 · B 8A

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