Colour

#EADE8A

#EADE8A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EADE8A is a yellow with RGB values 234, 222, 138 and HSL 53°, 70%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EADE8A#EADE8A

HEX#EADE8A

RGBrgb(234, 222, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8706, 0.5412

RGB percentages91.8%, 87.1%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(52.5, 69.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 41%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 5.1%, 41%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,392,394

CSS custom property--colour: #EADE8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.31:1

Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#152175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECD984no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0DE8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F7D3C9no 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 text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 3.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.8 Navajo white · ΔE 18.9 Moccasin · ΔE 19.5 Wheat · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 3.78, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A96EA

Analogous#EAAE8A, #C6EA8A

Triadic#8AEADE, #DE8AEA

Split complementary#8AC6EA, #AE8AEA

Tetradic#8AEAAE, #8A96EA, #EA8AC6

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%#E2D25F

Darker −20%#DAC634

Darker −30%#BAA721

Darker −40%#8E801A

More saturated +25%#FBEB79

Less saturated −25%#D9D19B

Channel breakdown

R234

G222

B138

Red234 (91.8%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue52.5°

Saturation (HSL)69.57%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G DE · B 8A

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