Colour

#EEE1A2

#EEE1A2
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EEE1A2 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 225, 162 and HSL 50°, 69%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EEE1A2#EEE1A2

HEX#EEE1A2

RGBrgb(238, 225, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8824, 0.6353

RGB percentages93.3%, 88.2%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(49.7, 69.1%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 31.9%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 5.5%, 31.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,655,330

CSS custom property--colour: #EEE1A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.93:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#111E5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDDD9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1E2A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F9D8D1no 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 text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 3.5 Moccasin · ΔE 9.8 Navajo white · ΔE 10.3 Wheat · ΔE 10.6 Khaki · ΔE 13.2 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.52, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2AFEE

Analogous#EEBBA2, #D5EEA2

Triadic#A2EEE1, #E1A2EE

Split complementary#A2D5EE, #BBA2EE

Tetradic#A2EEBB, #A2AFEE, #EEA2D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFDF8

Lighter +10%#F6EFCD

Darker −10%#E6D377

Darker −20%#DEC54C

Darker −30%#D1B426

Darker −40%#A68F1E

More saturated +25%#FCEA94

Less saturated −25%#E0D8B0

Channel breakdown

R238

G225

B162

Red238 (93.3%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue49.74°

Saturation (HSL)69.09%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G E1 · B A2

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Colour values

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