Colour

#EEEF74

#EEEF74
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EEEF74 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 239, 116 and HSL 60°, 79%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EEEF74#EEEF74

HEX#EEEF74

RGBrgb(238, 239, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.9373, 0.4549

RGB percentages93.3%, 93.7%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(60.5, 79.4%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.5, 51.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK0.4%, 0%, 51.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,658,868

CSS custom property--colour: #EEEF74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.23:1

Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6

Inverted#11108B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE668no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEB7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FCE2D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 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 text17.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15.6 Yellow green · ΔE 27.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 28 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29.1 Gold · ΔE 32.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7574EF

Analogous#EFB374, #B0EF74

Triadic#74EEEF, #EF74EE

Split complementary#74B0EF, #B374EF

Tetradic#74EFB3, #7574EF, #EF74B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFD

Lighter +20%#F9FACF

Lighter +10%#F4F4A2

Darker −10%#E8EA46

Darker −20%#E1E31A

Darker −30%#B4B515

Darker −40%#868710

More saturated +25%#FEFF64

Less saturated −25%#DBDC87

Channel breakdown

R238

G239

B116

Red238 (93.3%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue60.49°

Saturation (HSL)79.35%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR EE · G EF · B 74

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