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Recognised as Colour

#EEEBB2

  • #EEEBB2
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EEEBB2 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 235, 178 and HSL 57°, 64%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EEEBB2#EEEBB2
HEX#EEEBB2
RGBrgb(238, 235, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.9216, 0.698
RGB percentages93.3%, 92.2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(57, 63.8%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57, 25.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 25.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,657,906
CSS custom property--colour: #EEEBB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.16:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#11144D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5E7AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7EAB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F7E3DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 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 text17.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.5Moccasin · ΔE 10.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 10.4Wheat · ΔE 10.5Navajo white · ΔE 12.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.04, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2B5EE
Analogous#EECDB2, #D3EEB2
Triadic#B2EEEB, #EBB2EE
Split complementary#B2D3EE, #CDB2EE
Tetradic#B2EECD, #B2B5EE, #EEB2D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F6DC
Darker −10%#E5E088
Darker −20%#DCD55E
Darker −30%#D2CA35
Darker −40%#AEA726
More saturated +25%#FAF6A6
Less saturated −25%#E2E0BE

Channel breakdown

R238
G235
B178
Red238 (93.3%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue57°
Saturation (HSL)63.83%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G EB · B B2

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