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Recognised as Colour

#EEDC9C

  • #EEDC9C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EEDC9C is a yellow with RGB values 238, 220, 156 and HSL 47°, 71%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EEDC9C#EEDC9C
HEX#EEDC9C
RGBrgb(238, 220, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8627, 0.6118
RGB percentages93.3%, 86.3%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(46.8, 70.7%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 34.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 34.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,654,044
CSS custom property--colour: #EEDC9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.35:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#112363

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9D998no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEDF9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FAD3CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.1Navajo white · ΔE 9.5Moccasin · ΔE 9.9Wheat · ΔE 10.8Khaki · ΔE 13Burlywood · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CAEEE
Analogous#EEB39C, #D7EE9C
Triadic#9CEEDC, #DC9CEE
Split complementary#9CD7EE, #B39CEE
Tetradic#9CEEB3, #9CAEEE, #EE9CD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFBF3
Lighter +10%#F5EBC8
Darker −10%#E7CD70
Darker −20%#DFBD45
Darker −30%#CEA823
Darker −40%#A2851C
More saturated +25%#FDE48E
Less saturated −25%#E0D4AB

Channel breakdown

R238
G220
B156
Red238 (93.3%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue46.83°
Saturation (HSL)70.69%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G DC · B 9C

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