Recognised as Colour

#EADD8A

#EADD8A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EADD8A is a yellow with RGB values 234, 221, 138 and HSL 52°, 70%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EADD8A#EADD8A

HEX#EADD8A

RGBrgb(234, 221, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8667, 0.5412

RGB percentages91.8%, 86.7%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(51.9, 69.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 41%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 5.6%, 41%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,392,138

CSS custom property--colour: #EADD8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.21:1

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

Contrast with black15.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#152275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBD884no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFDE8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#F7D2C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 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 text15.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.5 Navajo white · ΔE 18.4 Moccasin · ΔE 19 Wheat · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.37, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A97EA

Analogous#EAAD8A, #C7EA8A

Triadic#8AEADD, #DD8AEA

Split complementary#8AC7EA, #AD8AEA

Tetradic#8AEAAD, #8A97EA, #EA8AC7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF6E0

Lighter +10%#F2EAB5

Darker −10%#E2D05F

Darker −20%#DAC434

Darker −30%#BAA521

Darker −40%#8E7F1A

More saturated +25%#FBEA79

Less saturated −25%#D9D09B

Channel breakdown

R234

G221

B138

Red234 (91.8%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue51.88°

Saturation (HSL)69.57%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G DD · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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