Colour

#DEDBC5

#DEDBC5
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Antique white

#DEDBC5 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 219, 197 and HSL 53°, 27%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#DEDBC5#DEDBC5

HEX#DEDBC5

RGBrgb(222, 219, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8588, 0.7725

RGB percentages87.1%, 85.9%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(52.8, 27.5%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 11.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 1.4%, 11.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,605,253

CSS custom property--colour: #DEDBC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.04:1

Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#21243A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0D9C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1DBC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E2D8D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 8 Beige · ΔE 9 Papaya whip · ΔE 9.5 Blanched almond · ΔE 10.2 Old lace · ΔE 10.5 Linen · ΔE 10.6

Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 8.04, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5C8DE

Analogous#DECEC5, #D5DEC5

Triadic#C5DEDB, #DBC5DE

Split complementary#C5D4DE, #CEC5DE

Tetradic#C5DECE, #C5C8DE, #DEC5D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0EFE6

Darker −10%#CCC7A4

Darker −20%#B9B384

Darker −30%#A79E63

Darker −40%#89824E

More saturated +25%#E9E4BA

Less saturated −25%#D3D2D0

Channel breakdown

R222

G219

B197

Red222 (87.1%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue52.8°

Saturation (HSL)27.47%

Lightness82.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G DB · B C5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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