Colour

#EAE06C

#EAE06C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EAE06C is a yellow with RGB values 234, 224, 108 and HSL 55°, 75%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EAE06C#EAE06C

HEX#EAE06C

RGBrgb(234, 224, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8784, 0.4235

RGB percentages91.8%, 87.8%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(55.2, 75%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.2, 53.8%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 4.3%, 53.8%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,392,876

CSS custom property--colour: #EAE06C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.38:1

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

Contrast with black15.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#151F93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F1D961no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5DF72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F9D3C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 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 text15.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.6 Yellow green · ΔE 30.5 Gold · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C76EA

Analogous#EAA16C, #B5EA6C

Triadic#6CEAE0, #E06CEA

Split complementary#6CB5EA, #A16CEA

Tetradic#6CEAA1, #6C76EA, #EA6CB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFCF2

Lighter +20%#F7F3C5

Lighter +10%#F0E999

Darker −10%#E4D73F

Darker −20%#D2C41E

Darker −30%#A59A18

Darker −40%#797111

More saturated +25%#FFF257

Less saturated −25%#D5CE81

Channel breakdown

R234

G224

B108

Red234 (91.8%)

Green224 (87.8%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue55.24°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G E0 · B 6C

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