Recognised as Colour
#E1DECC
- #E1DECC
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Antique white
#E1DECC is a yellow with RGB values 225, 222, 204 and HSL 51°, 26%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.
Colour values
#E1DECC#E1DECC
HEX#E1DECC
RGBrgb(225, 222, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8706, 0.8
RGB percentages88.2%, 87.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(51.4, 25.9%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 9.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 9.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,802,636
CSS custom property--colour: #E1DECC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.52:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#1E2133
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCCFE1
Analogous#E1D4CC, #DAE1CC
Triadic#CCE1DE, #DECCE1
Split complementary#CCDAE1, #D4CCE1
Tetradic#CCE1D4, #CCCFE1, #E1CCDA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G222
B204
Red225 (88.2%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)25.93%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G DE · B CC
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