Colour

#EEDB89

#EEDB89
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EEDB89 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 219, 137 and HSL 49°, 75%, 74%. 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

#EEDB89#EEDB89

HEX#EEDB89

RGBrgb(238, 219, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8588, 0.5373

RGB percentages93.3%, 85.9%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(48.7, 74.8%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 42.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 8%, 42.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,653,769

CSS custom property--colour: #EEDB89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.13:1

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

Contrast with black15.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#112476

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD783no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFDE8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FCD0C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 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 text15.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.9 Navajo white · ΔE 17.2 Moccasin · ΔE 18.2 Wheat · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.87, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#899CEE

Analogous#EEA889, #CFEE89

Triadic#89EEDB, #DB89EE

Split complementary#89CFEE, #A989EE

Tetradic#89EEA8, #899CEE, #EE89CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF6E2

Lighter +10%#F4E9B6

Darker −10%#E8CD5C

Darker −20%#E1C030

Darker −30%#C2A31C

Darker −40%#957D16

More saturated +25%#FFE678

Less saturated −25%#DDD09A

Channel breakdown

R238

G219

B137

Red238 (93.3%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue48.71°

Saturation (HSL)74.81%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G DB · B 89

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