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Colour

#EEEAC9

  • #EEEAC9
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#EEEAC9 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 234, 201 and HSL 54°, 52%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#EEEAC9#EEEAC9
HEX#EEEAC9
RGBrgb(238, 234, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.9176, 0.7882
RGB percentages93.3%, 91.8%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(53.5, 52.1%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.5, 15.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 15.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,657,673
CSS custom property--colour: #EEEAC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.25:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#111536

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1E7C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2EACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F4E5E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 5.8Cornsilk · ΔE 6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 6.3Papaya whip · ΔE 6.4Blanched almond · ΔE 6.4Light yellow · ΔE 7.3
Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 5.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9CDEE
Analogous#EED8C9, #E0EEC9
Triadic#C9EEEA, #EAC9EE
Split complementary#C9E0EE, #D8C9EE
Tetradic#C9EED8, #C9CDEE, #EEC9E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF9F0
Darker −10%#E2DBA2
Darker −20%#D6CC7B
Darker −30%#C9BD55
Darker −40%#B3A538
More saturated +25%#F7F1C0
Less saturated −25%#E5E3D2

Channel breakdown

R238
G234
B201
Red238 (93.3%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue53.51°
Saturation (HSL)52.11%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G EA · B C9

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