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Recognised as Colour

#E0DCBE

  • #E0DCBE
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Blanched almond

#E0DCBE is a yellow with RGB values 224, 220, 190 and HSL 53°, 35%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.

Colour values

#E0DCBE#E0DCBE
HEX#E0DCBE
RGBrgb(224, 220, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.8627, 0.7451
RGB percentages87.8%, 86.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(52.9, 35.4%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 15.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 1.8%, 15.2%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,736,574
CSS custom property--colour: #E0DCBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.15:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#1F2341

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2DABCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4DCBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E6D8D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blanched almond · ΔE 8.9Papaya whip · ΔE 9.2Antique white · ΔE 9.2Beige · ΔE 9.2Bisque · ΔE 10Cornsilk · ΔE 10.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEC2E0
Analogous#E0CBBE, #D3E0BE
Triadic#BEE0DC, #DCBEE0
Split complementary#BED3E0, #CBBEE0
Tetradic#BEE0CB, #BEC2E0, #E0BED3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0EFE1
Darker −10%#D0C99B
Darker −20%#BFB779
Darker −30%#AFA456
Darker −40%#8E8544
More saturated +25%#ECE5B2
Less saturated −25%#D4D3CA

Channel breakdown

R224
G220
B190
Red224 (87.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue52.94°
Saturation (HSL)35.42%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G DC · B BE

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