Recognised as Colour

#E0DDCB

#E0DDCB
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Antique white

#E0DDCB is a yellow with RGB values 224, 221, 203 and HSL 51°, 25%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#E0DDCB#E0DDCB

HEX#E0DDCB

RGBrgb(224, 221, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.8667, 0.7961

RGB percentages87.8%, 86.7%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(51.4, 25.3%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 9.4%, 87.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.3%, 9.4%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,736,843

CSS custom property--colour: #E0DDCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.37:1

Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#1F2234

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1DCCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2DDCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E4DAD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 7.4 Beige · ΔE 8.8 Linen · ΔE 8.9 Old lace · ΔE 9.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.4 Papaya whip · ΔE 9.5

Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 7.38, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBCEE0

Analogous#E0D2CB, #D8E0CB

Triadic#CBE0DD, #DDCBE0

Split complementary#CBD8E0, #D2CBE0

Tetradic#CBE0D2, #CBCEE0, #E0CBD8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3F2EB

Darker −10%#CDC8AB

Darker −20%#BAB38B

Darker −30%#A79E6B

Darker −40%#8C8453

More saturated +25%#EAE4C1

Less saturated −25%#D6D6D5

Channel breakdown

R224

G221

B203

Red224 (87.8%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue51.43°

Saturation (HSL)25.3%

Lightness83.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E0 · G DD · B CB

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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