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Recognised as Colour

#EEF5C9

  • #EEF5C9
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#EEF5C9 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 245, 201 and HSL 70°, 69%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#EEF5C9#EEF5C9
HEX#EEF5C9
RGBrgb(238, 245, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.9608, 0.7882
RGB percentages93.3%, 96.1%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(69.5, 68.8%, 87.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.5, 18%, 96.1%)
CMYK2.9%, 0%, 18%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,660,489
CSS custom property--colour: #EEF5C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness238.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.54:1
Contrast with white1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F0F0F0
Inverted#110A36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FCF0C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBF1CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#F3F0E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 4.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 5.2Light yellow · ΔE 8.3Cornsilk · ΔE 9.9Beige · ΔE 10Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 4.06, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0C9F5
Analogous#F5E6C9, #D8F5C9
Triadic#C9EEF5, #F5C9EE
Split complementary#C9D8F5, #E6C9F5
Tetradic#C9F5E6, #D0C9F5, #F5C9D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFDF4
Darker −10%#E0ED9E
Darker −20%#D3E573
Darker −30%#C5DD48
Darker −40%#B2CC26
More saturated +25%#F3FDC1
Less saturated −25%#E9EDD1

Channel breakdown

R238
G245
B201
Red238 (93.3%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue69.55°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness87.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR EE · G F5 · B C9

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