Colour

#EAE1AD

#EAE1AD
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EAE1AD is a yellow with RGB values 234, 225, 173 and HSL 51°, 59%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EAE1AD#EAE1AD

HEX#EAE1AD

RGBrgb(234, 225, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8824, 0.6784

RGB percentages91.8%, 88.2%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(51.1, 59.2%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 26.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 3.8%, 26.1%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,393,197

CSS custom property--colour: #EAE1AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.87:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#151E52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBDEAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#EEE1AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F4DAD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.4 Wheat · ΔE 6.9 Moccasin · ΔE 7.8 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 9.6 Navajo white · ΔE 9.6 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 11.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.4, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADB6EA

Analogous#EAC3AD, #D4EAAD

Triadic#ADEAE1, #E1ADEA

Split complementary#ADD4EA, #C3ADEA

Tetradic#ADEAC3, #ADB6EA, #EAADD4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFE

Lighter +10%#F4F0D6

Darker −10%#E0D284

Darker −20%#D5C35C

Darker −30%#CAB434

Darker −40%#A29029

More saturated +25%#F7EAA0

Less saturated −25%#DDD8BA

Channel breakdown

R234

G225

B173

Red234 (91.8%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue51.15°

Saturation (HSL)59.22%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G E1 · B AD

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Colour values

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