Colour

#E1E2CB

#E1E2CB
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Beige

#E1E2CB is a yellow with RGB values 225, 226, 203 and HSL 63°, 28%, 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

#E1E2CB#E1E2CB

HEX#E1E2CB

RGBrgb(225, 226, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8863, 0.7961

RGB percentages88.2%, 88.6%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(62.6, 28.4%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.6, 10.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK0.4%, 0%, 10.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,803,659

CSS custom property--colour: #E1E2CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.94:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#1E1D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E6E0CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6E1CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E5DFDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 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 text15.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 6.8 Antique white · ΔE 7.6 Papaya whip · ΔE 8.7 Cornsilk · ΔE 9 Old lace · ΔE 9.2 Blanched almond · ΔE 9.9

Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCCBE2

Analogous#E2D7CB, #D5E2CB

Triadic#CBE1E2, #E2CBE1

Split complementary#CBD5E2, #D7CBE2

Tetradic#CBE2D7, #CCCBE2, #E2CBD5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F4F4EC

Darker −10%#CED0AA

Darker −20%#BBBD8A

Darker −30%#A8AB69

Darker −40%#8E9051

More saturated +25%#EAECC1

Less saturated −25%#D8D8D5

Channel breakdown

R225

G226

B203

Red225 (88.2%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue62.61°

Saturation (HSL)28.4%

Lightness84.12%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR E1 · G E2 · B CB

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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