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Recognised as Colour

#EEDE9F

  • #EEDE9F
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EEDE9F is a yellow with RGB values 238, 222, 159 and HSL 48°, 70%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EEDE9F#EEDE9F
HEX#EEDE9F
RGBrgb(238, 222, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8706, 0.6235
RGB percentages93.3%, 87.1%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(47.8, 69.9%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 33.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 33.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,654,559
CSS custom property--colour: #EEDE9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.58:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#112160

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBDB9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFE0A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FAD5CEno 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 text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5Navajo white · ΔE 9.6Moccasin · ΔE 9.6Wheat · ΔE 10.4Khaki · ΔE 13.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FAFEE
Analogous#EEB69F, #D7EE9F
Triadic#9FEEDE, #DE9FEE
Split complementary#9FD6EE, #B79FEE
Tetradic#9FEEB6, #9FAFEE, #EE9FD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCF6
Lighter +10%#F6EDCA
Darker −10%#E6CF74
Darker −20%#DFC048
Darker −30%#CFAD25
Darker −40%#A4891D
More saturated +25%#FCE691
Less saturated −25%#E0D6AD

Channel breakdown

R238
G222
B159
Red238 (93.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue47.85°
Saturation (HSL)69.91%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G DE · B 9F

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