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Recognised as Colour

#EEE89E

  • #EEE89E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EEE89E is a yellow with RGB values 238, 232, 158 and HSL 55°, 70%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EEE89E#EEE89E
HEX#EEE89E
RGBrgb(238, 232, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.9098, 0.6196
RGB percentages93.3%, 91%, 62%
HSLhsl(55.5, 70.2%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.5, 33.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 33.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,657,118
CSS custom property--colour: #EEE89E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.67:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#111761

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5E399no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7E7A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F9DFD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6Khaki · ΔE 8.2Moccasin · ΔE 15.4Navajo white · ΔE 15.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.4Wheat · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EA4EE
Analogous#EEC09E, #CCEE9E
Triadic#9EEEE8, #E89EEE
Split complementary#9ECCEE, #C09EEE
Tetradic#9EEEC0, #9EA4EE, #EE9ECC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDF5
Lighter +10%#F6F2C9
Darker −10%#E6DE73
Darker −20%#DFD347
Darker −30%#CFC224
Darker −40%#A3991D
More saturated +25%#FCF490
Less saturated −25%#E0DCAC

Channel breakdown

R238
G232
B158
Red238 (93.3%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue55.5°
Saturation (HSL)70.18%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G E8 · B 9E

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