Colour

#EEDB8A

#EEDB8A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EEDB8A is a yellow with RGB values 238, 219, 138 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

#EEDB8A#EEDB8A

HEX#EEDB8A

RGBrgb(238, 219, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8588, 0.5412

RGB percentages93.3%, 85.9%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(48.6, 74.6%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 42%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 8%, 42%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,653,770

CSS custom property--colour: #EEDB8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.14:1

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

Contrast with black15.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#112475

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD784no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFDE8Dno 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 36.9 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 text15.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.9 Navajo white · ΔE 16.7 Moccasin · ΔE 17.8 Wheat · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.15, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A9DEE

Analogous#EEA98A, #CFEE8A

Triadic#8AEEDB, #DB8AEE

Split complementary#8ACFEE, #A98AEE

Tetradic#8AEEA9, #8A9DEE, #EE8ACF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF6E3

Lighter +10%#F4E9B7

Darker −10%#E8CD5D

Darker −20%#E1C031

Darker −30%#C3A31C

Darker −40%#967E16

More saturated +25%#FFE579

Less saturated −25%#DDD19B

Channel breakdown

R238

G219

B138

Red238 (93.3%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue48.6°

Saturation (HSL)74.63%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G DB · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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