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Recognised as Colour

#EEF2C7

  • #EEF2C7
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#EEF2C7 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 242, 199 and HSL 66°, 62%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#EEF2C7#EEF2C7
HEX#EEF2C7
RGBrgb(238, 242, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.949, 0.7804
RGB percentages93.3%, 94.9%, 78%
HSLhsl(65.6, 62.3%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.6, 17.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK1.7%, 0%, 17.8%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,659,719
CSS custom property--colour: #EEF2C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.16:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE
Inverted#110D38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9EEC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9EFC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F4EDE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 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 text18.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 3.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 4.9Light yellow · ΔE 8.2Cornsilk · ΔE 9.2Beige · ΔE 9.5Blanched almond · ΔE 11
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 3.83, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBC7F2
Analogous#F2E1C7, #D9F2C7
Triadic#C7EEF2, #F2C7EE
Split complementary#C7D9F2, #E1C7F2
Tetradic#C7F2E1, #CBC7F2, #F2C7D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFCF0
Darker −10%#E1E89E
Darker −20%#D5DF74
Darker −30%#C8D54B
Darker −40%#B3C02D
More saturated +25%#F5FBBE
Less saturated −25%#E7E9D0

Channel breakdown

R238
G242
B199
Red238 (93.3%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue65.58°
Saturation (HSL)62.32%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR EE · G F2 · B C7

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