Colour

#DED7B5

#DED7B5
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#DED7B5 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 215, 181 and HSL 50°, 38%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#DED7B5#DED7B5

HEX#DED7B5

RGBrgb(222, 215, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8431, 0.7098

RGB percentages87.1%, 84.3%, 71%

HSLhsl(49.8, 38.3%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 18.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 3.2%, 18.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,604,213

CSS custom property--colour: #DED7B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.49:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#21284A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DED5B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0D8B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E5D2CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 8.6 Blanched almond · ΔE 9.7 Bisque · ΔE 9.9 Papaya whip · ΔE 10.8 Antique white · ΔE 11.2 Beige · ΔE 11.7

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5BCDE

Analogous#DEC3B5, #D1DEB5

Triadic#B5DED7, #D7B5DE

Split complementary#B5D1DE, #C3B5DE

Tetradic#B5DEC3, #B5BCDE, #DEB5D1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFDFC

Lighter +10%#EEEAD8

Darker −10%#CEC492

Darker −20%#BFB16E

Darker −30%#AD9D4D

Darker −40%#8A7D3D

More saturated +25%#EBE0A8

Less saturated −25%#D1CEC2

Channel breakdown

R222

G215

B181

Red222 (87.1%)

Green215 (84.3%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue49.76°

Saturation (HSL)38.32%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G D7 · B B5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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