Colour

#DED8BD

#DED8BD
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Antique white

#DED8BD is a yellow with RGB values 222, 216, 189 and HSL 49°, 33%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#DED8BD#DED8BD

HEX#DED8BD

RGBrgb(222, 216, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8471, 0.7412

RGB percentages87.1%, 84.7%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(49.1, 33.3%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 14.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 2.7%, 14.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,604,477

CSS custom property--colour: #DED8BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.66:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7

Inverted#212742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DED6BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0D9BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E4D4D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 9 Blanched almond · ΔE 9.5 Papaya whip · ΔE 9.7 Beige · ΔE 10.1 Bisque · ΔE 10.3 Wheat · ΔE 11.2

Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDC3DE

Analogous#DEC8BD, #D4DEBD

Triadic#BDDED8, #D8BDDE

Split complementary#BDD4DE, #C7BDDE

Tetradic#BDDEC8, #BDC3DE, #DEBDD4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EFECDF

Darker −10%#CDC49B

Darker −20%#BCB079

Darker −30%#AB9C57

Darker −40%#8A7D45

More saturated +25%#EAE0B1

Less saturated −25%#D2D0C9

Channel breakdown

R222

G216

B189

Red222 (87.1%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue49.09°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G D8 · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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