Colour

#EEDD9B

#EEDD9B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EEDD9B is a yellow with RGB values 238, 221, 155 and HSL 48°, 71%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EEDD9B#EEDD9B

HEX#EEDD9B

RGBrgb(238, 221, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8667, 0.6078

RGB percentages93.3%, 86.7%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(47.7, 70.9%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.7, 34.9%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 34.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,654,299

CSS custom property--colour: #EEDD9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.45:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#112264

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EADA96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFDF9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FAD3CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6 Navajo white · ΔE 10.5 Moccasin · ΔE 10.8 Wheat · ΔE 11.8 Khaki · ΔE 11.9 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.01, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BACEE

Analogous#EEB39B, #D6EE9B

Triadic#9BEEDD, #DD9BEE

Split complementary#9BD6EE, #B39BEE

Tetradic#9BEEB3, #9BACEE, #EE9BD5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFBF2

Lighter +10%#F5ECC7

Darker −10%#E7CE6F

Darker −20%#DFBF44

Darker −30%#CDAA23

Darker −40%#A2861B

More saturated +25%#FDE68C

Less saturated −25%#DFD4AA

Channel breakdown

R238

G221

B155

Red238 (93.3%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue47.71°

Saturation (HSL)70.94%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G DD · B 9B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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