Colour

#E1DFC6

#E1DFC6
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Beige

#E1DFC6 is a yellow with RGB values 225, 223, 198 and HSL 56°, 31%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#E1DFC6#E1DFC6

HEX#E1DFC6

RGBrgb(225, 223, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8745, 0.7765

RGB percentages88.2%, 87.5%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(55.6, 31%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.6, 12%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 0.9%, 12%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,802,886

CSS custom property--colour: #E1DFC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7286WCAG 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 15.57:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#1E2039

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4DDC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5DEC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E6DBD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 7.6 Antique white · ΔE 7.6 Papaya whip · ΔE 8.5 Blanched almond · ΔE 9.1 Cornsilk · ΔE 9.3 Old lace · ΔE 10.2

Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 7.61, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6C8E1

Analogous#E1D1C6, #D5E1C6

Triadic#C6E1DF, #DFC6E1

Split complementary#C6D5E1, #D1C6E1

Tetradic#C6E1D1, #C6C8E1, #E1C6D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3F2E7

Darker −10%#CFCCA5

Darker −20%#BEB983

Darker −30%#ACA762

Darker −40%#8F8A4C

More saturated +25%#ECE8BB

Less saturated −25%#D6D6D1

Channel breakdown

R225

G223

B198

Red225 (88.2%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue55.56°

Saturation (HSL)31.03%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G DF · B C6

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