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Recognised as Colour

#DED5B8

  • #DED5B8
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Blanched almond

#DED5B8 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 213, 184 and HSL 46°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.

Colour values

#DED5B8#DED5B8
HEX#DED5B8
RGBrgb(222, 213, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8353, 0.7216
RGB percentages87.1%, 83.5%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(45.8, 36.5%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.8, 17.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 4.1%, 17.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,603,704
CSS custom property--colour: #DED5B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.32:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#212A47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCD3B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DED6B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E5D0CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blanched almond · ΔE 9.5Bisque · ΔE 9.7Antique white · ΔE 9.9Wheat · ΔE 10Papaya whip · ΔE 10.3Beige · ΔE 11.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8C1DE
Analogous#DEC2B8, #D4DEB8
Triadic#B8DED5, #D5B8DE
Split complementary#B8D4DE, #C2B8DE
Tetradic#B8DEC2, #B8C1DE, #DEB8D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFE
Lighter +10%#EEEADB
Darker −10%#CEC095
Darker −20%#BEAC72
Darker −30%#AD9750
Darker −40%#8A7840
More saturated +25%#EBDCAB
Less saturated −25%#D1CEC5

Channel breakdown

R222
G213
B184
Red222 (87.1%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue45.79°
Saturation (HSL)36.54%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G D5 · B B8

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