Colour

#FFEAA0

#FFEAA0
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FFEAA0 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 234, 160 and HSL 47°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFEAA0#FFEAA0

HEX#FFEAA0

RGBrgb(255, 234, 160)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9176, 0.6275

RGB percentages100%, 91.8%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(46.7, 100%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 37.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 8.2%, 37.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,771,744

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEAA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness233.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.53:1

Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9

Inverted#00155F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F9E79Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FEEDA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDFD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.9 Khaki · ΔE 9.1 Navajo white · ΔE 13.1 Moccasin · ΔE 13.4 Wheat · ΔE 15.7 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 8.86, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0B5FF

Analogous#FFBAA0, #E5FFA0

Triadic#A0FFEA, #EAA0FF

Split complementary#A0E5FF, #BAA0FF

Tetradic#A0FFBA, #A0B5FF, #FFA0E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFF5D3

Darker −10%#FFDF6D

Darker −20%#FFD33A

Darker −30%#FFC807

Darker −40%#D3A400

More saturated +25%#FFEAA0

Less saturated −25%#F3E3AC

Channel breakdown

R255

G234

B160

Red255 (100%)

Green234 (91.8%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue46.74°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness81.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EA · B A0

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Colour values

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