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Recognised as Colour

#EEDB9A

  • #EEDB9A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EEDB9A is a yellow with RGB values 238, 219, 154 and HSL 46°, 71%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EEDB9A#EEDB9A
HEX#EEDB9A
RGBrgb(238, 219, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8588, 0.6039
RGB percentages93.3%, 85.9%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(46.4, 71.2%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.4, 35.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 8%, 35.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,653,786
CSS custom property--colour: #EEDB9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.23:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#112465

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8D895no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDDE9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FBD1CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.8Navajo white · ΔE 9.8Moccasin · ΔE 10.4Wheat · ΔE 11.3Khaki · ΔE 12.6Burlywood · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AADEE
Analogous#EEB19A, #D7EE9A
Triadic#9AEEDB, #DB9AEE
Split complementary#9AD7EE, #B19AEE
Tetradic#9AEEB1, #9AADEE, #EE9AD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFAF1
Lighter +10%#F5EBC6
Darker −10%#E7CB6E
Darker −20%#DFBC43
Darker −30%#CDA622
Darker −40%#A1831B
More saturated +25%#FDE38B
Less saturated −25%#DFD3A9

Channel breakdown

R238
G219
B154
Red238 (93.3%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue46.43°
Saturation (HSL)71.19%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G DB · B 9A

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