Colour

#EAE5B0

#EAE5B0
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EAE5B0 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 229, 176 and HSL 55°, 58%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EAE5B0#EAE5B0

HEX#EAE5B0

RGBrgb(234, 229, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.898, 0.6902

RGB percentages91.8%, 89.8%, 69%

HSLhsl(54.8, 58%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.8, 24.8%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 2.1%, 24.8%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,394,224

CSS custom property--colour: #EAE5B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.33:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#151A4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFE1ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1E4B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F3DED7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.6 Wheat · ΔE 8.5 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.7 Moccasin · ΔE 9.1 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 10.2 Navajo white · ΔE 11.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.62, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B0B5EA

Analogous#EAC8B0, #D2EAB0

Triadic#B0EAE5, #E5B0EA

Split complementary#B0D2EA, #C8B0EA

Tetradic#B0EAC8, #B0B5EA, #EAB0D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5F2D8

Darker −10%#DFD888

Darker −20%#D5CA5F

Darker −30%#CABD37

Darker −40%#A3982B

More saturated +25%#F7EFA4

Less saturated −25%#DEDBBD

Channel breakdown

R234

G229

B176

Red234 (91.8%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue54.83°

Saturation (HSL)58%

Lightness80.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G E5 · B B0

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Colour values

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