Colour

#EAEE6D

#EAEE6D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EAEE6D is a yellow with RGB values 234, 238, 109 and HSL 62°, 79%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EAEE6D#EAEE6D

HEX#EAEE6D

RGBrgb(234, 238, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.9333, 0.4275

RGB percentages91.8%, 93.3%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(61.9, 79.1%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.9, 54.2%, 93.3%)

CMYK1.7%, 0%, 54.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,396,461

CSS custom property--colour: #EAEE6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.95:1

Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4

Inverted#151192

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FEE560no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE974no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F8E1D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 18.4 Yellow green · ΔE 25.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.7 Gold · ΔE 31.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 31.8 Yellow · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 18.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#716DEE

Analogous#EEB26D, #A9EE6D

Triadic#6DEAEE, #EE6DEA

Split complementary#6DA9EE, #B26DEE

Tetradic#6DEEB2, #716DEE, #EE6DA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEF6

Lighter +20%#F7F9C8

Lighter +10%#F1F39B

Darker −10%#E3E93F

Darker −20%#D5DB1A

Darker −30%#A9AE14

Darker −40%#7D800F

More saturated +25%#FAFF5C

Less saturated −25%#D7DA81

Channel breakdown

R234

G238

B109

Red234 (91.8%)

Green238 (93.3%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue61.86°

Saturation (HSL)79.14%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR EA · G EE · B 6D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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