Colour

#EEDF9A

#EEDF9A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EEDF9A is a yellow with RGB values 238, 223, 154 and HSL 49°, 71%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#EEDF9A

RGBrgb(238, 223, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8745, 0.6039

RGB percentages93.3%, 87.5%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(49.3, 71.2%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 35.3%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 6.3%, 35.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,654,810

CSS custom property--colour: #EEDF9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.66:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#112065

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECDB95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0E19Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FAD5CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6 Khaki · ΔE 10.4 Navajo white · ΔE 12 Moccasin · ΔE 12.2 Wheat · ΔE 13.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AA9EE

Analogous#EEB59A, #D3EE9A

Triadic#9AEEDF, #DF9AEE

Split complementary#9AD3EE, #B59AEE

Tetradic#9AEEB5, #9AA9EE, #EE9AD3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFBF1

Lighter +10%#F5EDC6

Darker −10%#E7D16E

Darker −20%#DFC343

Darker −30%#CDAE22

Darker −40%#A1891B

More saturated +25%#FDE88B

Less saturated −25%#DFD6A9

Channel breakdown

R238

G223

B154

Red238 (93.3%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue49.29°

Saturation (HSL)71.19%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G DF · B 9A

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