Colour

#EEDB81

#EEDB81
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EEDB81 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 219, 129 and HSL 50°, 76%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EEDB81#EEDB81

HEX#EEDB81

RGBrgb(238, 219, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8588, 0.5059

RGB percentages93.3%, 85.9%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(49.5, 76.2%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 45.8%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 8%, 45.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,653,761

CSS custom property--colour: #EEDB81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.09:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#11247E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBD77Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0DD85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FDCFC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5 Dark khaki · ΔE 15.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.1 Navajo white · ΔE 20.9 Moccasin · ΔE 22 Burlywood · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.03, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8194EE

Analogous#EEA481, #CBEE81

Triadic#81EEDB, #DB81EE

Split complementary#81CBEE, #A481EE

Tetradic#81EEA4, #8194EE, #EE81CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF5DB

Lighter +10%#F4E8AE

Darker −10%#E8CE54

Darker −20%#E2C127

Darker −30%#BDA019

Darker −40%#907A13

More saturated +25%#FFE670

Less saturated −25%#DCCF93

Channel breakdown

R238

G219

B129

Red238 (93.3%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue49.54°

Saturation (HSL)76.22%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G DB · B 81

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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