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Recognised as Colour

#EEF2BA

  • #EEF2BA
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EEF2BA is a yellow with RGB values 238, 242, 186 and HSL 64°, 68%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EEF2BA#EEF2BA
HEX#EEF2BA
RGBrgb(238, 242, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.949, 0.7294
RGB percentages93.3%, 94.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(64.3, 68.3%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.3, 23.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK1.7%, 0%, 23.1%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,659,706
CSS custom property--colour: #EEF2BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.05:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#110D45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBEDB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBEFBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F6EBE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 7.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 9Moccasin · ΔE 12.9Wheat · ΔE 12.9Light yellow · ΔE 13.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEBAF2
Analogous#F2DABA, #D2F2BA
Triadic#BAEEF2, #F2BAEE
Split complementary#BAD2F2, #DABAF2
Tetradic#BAF2DA, #BEBAF2, #F2BAD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9FAE5
Darker −10%#E3EA8F
Darker −20%#D9E264
Darker −30%#CEDA39
Darker −40%#B2BC24
More saturated +25%#F7FCB0
Less saturated −25%#E5E8C4

Channel breakdown

R238
G242
B186
Red238 (93.3%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue64.29°
Saturation (HSL)68.29%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR EE · G F2 · B BA

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