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Recognised as Colour

#EEE0AC

  • #EEE0AC
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Wheat

#EEE0AC is a yellow with RGB values 238, 224, 172 and HSL 47°, 66%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#EEE0AC#EEE0AC
HEX#EEE0AC
RGBrgb(238, 224, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8784, 0.6745
RGB percentages93.3%, 87.8%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(47.3, 66%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.3, 27.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 27.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,655,084
CSS custom property--colour: #EEE0AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.89:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#111F53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBDDA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFE2AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F8D8D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 5.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6Moccasin · ΔE 6.1Navajo white · ΔE 7.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.2Bisque · ΔE 11.5
Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACBAEE
Analogous#EEBFAC, #DBEEAC
Triadic#ACEEE0, #E0ACEE
Split complementary#ACDBEE, #BFACEE
Tetradic#ACEEBF, #ACBAEE, #EEACDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F0D6
Darker −10%#E5D082
Darker −20%#DDC057
Darker −30%#D4B12D
Darker −40%#AB8E23
More saturated +25%#FBE7A0
Less saturated −25%#E2D9B9

Channel breakdown

R238
G224
B172
Red238 (93.3%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue47.27°
Saturation (HSL)66%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G E0 · B AC

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