Colour

#EADC9C

#EADC9C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EADC9C is a yellow with RGB values 234, 220, 156 and HSL 49°, 65%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EADC9C#EADC9C

HEX#EADC9C

RGBrgb(234, 220, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8627, 0.6118

RGB percentages91.8%, 86.3%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(49.2, 65%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 33.3%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 6%, 33.3%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,391,900

CSS custom property--colour: #EADC9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.22:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#152363

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8D898no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECDE9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F6D3CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.1 Navajo white · ΔE 10.6 Moccasin · ΔE 10.6 Wheat · ΔE 11.2 Khaki · ΔE 12.9 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CAAEA

Analogous#EAB59C, #D1EA9C

Triadic#9CEADC, #DC9CEA

Split complementary#9CD1EA, #B59CEA

Tetradic#9CEAB5, #9CAAEA, #EA9CD1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFAF0

Lighter +10%#F3EBC6

Darker −10%#E1CD72

Darker −20%#D8BE48

Darker −30%#C4A829

Darker −40%#998421

More saturated +25%#F9E68D

Less saturated −25%#DBD2AB

Channel breakdown

R234

G220

B156

Red234 (91.8%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue49.23°

Saturation (HSL)65%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G DC · B 9C

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