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Recognised as Colour

#EAD866

  • #EAD866
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#EAD866 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 216, 102 and HSL 52°, 76%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EAD866#EAD866
HEX#EAD866
RGBrgb(234, 216, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8471, 0.4
RGB percentages91.8%, 84.7%, 40%
HSLhsl(51.8, 75.9%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 56.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 56.4%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,390,822
CSS custom property--colour: #EAD866;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.51:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#152799

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#EAD25Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFDA6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FACBBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6678EA
Analogous#EA9666, #BAEA66
Triadic#66EAD8, #D866EA
Split complementary#66BAEA, #9666EA
Tetradic#66EA96, #6678EA, #EA66BA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFAED
Lighter +20%#F6EFC0
Lighter +10%#F0E393
Darker −10%#E4CD39
Darker −20%#CEB61C
Darker −30%#A18E16
Darker −40%#746610
More saturated +25%#FFE751
Less saturated −25%#D4C87C

Channel breakdown

R234
G216
B102
Red234 (91.8%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue51.82°
Saturation (HSL)75.86%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G D8 · B 66

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