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Recognised as Colour

#EAE6CA

  • #EAE6CA
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#EAE6CA is a yellow with RGB values 234, 230, 202 and HSL 53°, 43%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#EAE6CA#EAE6CA
HEX#EAE6CA
RGBrgb(234, 230, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.902, 0.7922
RGB percentages91.8%, 90.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(52.5, 43.2%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 13.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 13.7%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,394,506
CSS custom property--colour: #EAE6CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.67:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#151935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECE4C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDE6CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EFE2DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 5.5Papaya whip · ΔE 6.2Antique white · ΔE 6.4Cornsilk · ΔE 6.6Blanched almond · ΔE 6.8Light yellow · ΔE 8.6
Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 5.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CACEEA
Analogous#EAD6CA, #DEEACA
Triadic#CAEAE6, #E6CAEA
Split complementary#CADEEA, #D6CAEA
Tetradic#CAEAD6, #CACEEA, #EACADE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F7EF
Darker −10%#DCD5A5
Darker −20%#CDC481
Darker −30%#BFB25C
Darker −40%#A69A42
More saturated +25%#F3EDC1
Less saturated −25%#E1DFD3

Channel breakdown

R234
G230
B202
Red234 (91.8%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)43.24%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G E6 · B CA

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