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Recognised as Colour

#EEEDB3

  • #EEEDB3
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EEEDB3 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 237, 179 and HSL 59°, 63%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EEEDB3#EEEDB3
HEX#EEEDB3
RGBrgb(238, 237, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.9294, 0.702
RGB percentages93.3%, 92.9%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(59, 63.4%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59, 24.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 0.4%, 24.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,658,419
CSS custom property--colour: #EEEDB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.4:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#11124C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F7E8AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8EBB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#F7E6DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 3.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 10.5Moccasin · ΔE 11.3Wheat · ΔE 11.5Navajo white · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.3, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3B4EE
Analogous#EED0B3, #D1EEB3
Triadic#B3EEED, #EDB3EE
Split complementary#B3D1EE, #D0B3EE
Tetradic#B3EED0, #B3B4EE, #EEB3D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F7DD
Darker −10%#E5E389
Darker −20%#DBD960
Darker −30%#D2CF36
Darker −40%#AEAC27
More saturated +25%#FAF8A7
Less saturated −25%#E2E2BF

Channel breakdown

R238
G237
B179
Red238 (93.3%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue58.98°
Saturation (HSL)63.44%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G ED · B B3

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