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Recognised as Colour

#EEDE96

  • #EEDE96
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EEDE96 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 222, 150 and HSL 49°, 72%, 76%. 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

#EEDE96#EEDE96
HEX#EEDE96
RGBrgb(238, 222, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8706, 0.5882
RGB percentages93.3%, 87.1%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(49.1, 72.1%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 37%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 37%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,654,550
CSS custom property--colour: #EEDE96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.52:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#112169

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECDA91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0E099no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FBD4CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.5Khaki · ΔE 9Navajo white · ΔE 13Moccasin · ΔE 13.5Wheat · ΔE 14.7Dark khaki · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96A6EE
Analogous#EEB296, #D2EE96
Triadic#96EEDE, #DE96EE
Split complementary#96D2EE, #B296EE
Tetradic#96EEB2, #96A6EE, #EE96D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFAEE
Lighter +10%#F5ECC2
Darker −10%#E7D06A
Darker −20%#E0C23E
Darker −30%#CAAB21
Darker −40%#9E861A
More saturated +25%#FDE887
Less saturated −25%#DFD4A5

Channel breakdown

R238
G222
B150
Red238 (93.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)72.13%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G DE · B 96

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