Colour

#EEE07C

#EEE07C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EEE07C is a yellow with RGB values 238, 224, 124 and HSL 53°, 77%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EEE07C#EEE07C

HEX#EEE07C

RGBrgb(238, 224, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8784, 0.4863

RGB percentages93.3%, 87.8%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(52.6, 77%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 47.9%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 5.9%, 47.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,655,036

CSS custom property--colour: #EEE07C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72944WCAG 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 15.59:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#111F83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F0DA73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5E180no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FDD4C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 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 text15.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.6 Navajo white · ΔE 25.6 Moccasin · ΔE 26.5 Burlywood · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.73, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C8AEE

Analogous#EEA77C, #C3EE7C

Triadic#7CEEE0, #E07CEE

Split complementary#7CC3EE, #A77CEE

Tetradic#7CEEA7, #7C8AEE, #EE7CC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF5D6

Lighter +10%#F4EBA9

Darker −10%#E8D54F

Darker −20%#E2CB22

Darker −30%#B9A518

Darker −40%#8C7D12

More saturated +25%#FFED6B

Less saturated −25%#DCD28F

Channel breakdown

R238

G224

B124

Red238 (93.3%)

Green224 (87.8%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue52.63°

Saturation (HSL)77.03%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G E0 · B 7C

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