Colour

#EAE36C

#EAE36C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EAE36C is a yellow with RGB values 234, 227, 108 and HSL 57°, 75%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EAE36C#EAE36C

HEX#EAE36C

RGBrgb(234, 227, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8902, 0.4235

RGB percentages91.8%, 89%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(56.7, 75%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.7, 53.8%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 3%, 53.8%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,393,644

CSS custom property--colour: #EAE36C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.7:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#151C93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4DC60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7E172no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#F9D6C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 13.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.7 Yellow green · ΔE 29.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.8 Gold · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C73EA

Analogous#EAA46C, #B2EA6C

Triadic#6CEAE3, #E36CEA

Split complementary#6CB2EA, #A46CEA

Tetradic#6CEAA4, #6C73EA, #EA6CB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDF2

Lighter +20%#F7F4C5

Lighter +10%#F0EC99

Darker −10%#E4DB3F

Darker −20%#D2C81E

Darker −30%#A59D18

Darker −40%#797311

More saturated +25%#FFF657

Less saturated −25%#D5D081

Channel breakdown

R234

G227

B108

Red234 (91.8%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue56.67°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G E3 · B 6C

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Colour values

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