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Recognised as Colour

#E0E2C9

  • #E0E2C9
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#E0E2C9 is a yellow with RGB values 224, 226, 201 and HSL 65°, 30%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#E0E2C9#E0E2C9
HEX#E0E2C9
RGBrgb(224, 226, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.8863, 0.7882
RGB percentages87.8%, 88.6%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(64.8, 30.1%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.8, 11.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0.9%, 0%, 11.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,738,121
CSS custom property--colour: #E0E2C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.89:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#1F1D36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6DFC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6E0CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E4DFDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 6.9Antique white · ΔE 8.2Papaya whip · ΔE 9Cornsilk · ΔE 9Blanched almond · ΔE 9.9Old lace · ΔE 10
Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 6.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBC9E2
Analogous#E2D7C9, #D3E2C9
Triadic#C9E0E2, #E2C9E0
Split complementary#C9D3E2, #D7C9E2
Tetradic#C9E2D7, #CBC9E2, #E2C9D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F4EA
Darker −10%#CDD0A8
Darker −20%#BABE87
Darker −30%#A7AD65
Darker −40%#8C914E
More saturated +25%#E9ECBF
Less saturated −25%#D7D8D3

Channel breakdown

R224
G226
B201
Red224 (87.8%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue64.8°
Saturation (HSL)30.12%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E0 · G E2 · B C9

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