Recognised as Colour
#E2D8B0
- #E2D8B0
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#E2D8B0 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 216, 176 and HSL 48°, 46%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#E2D8B0#E2D8B0
HEX#E2D8B0
RGBrgb(226, 216, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8471, 0.6902
RGB percentages88.6%, 84.7%, 69%
HSLhsl(48, 46.3%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 22.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 4.4%, 22.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,866,608
CSS custom property--colour: #E2D8B0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.68:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#1D274F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0BAE2
Analogous#E2BFB0, #D3E2B0
Triadic#B0E2D8, #D8B0E2
Split complementary#B0D3E2, #BFB0E2
Tetradic#B0E2BF, #B0BAE2, #E2B0D3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G216
B176
Red226 (88.6%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)46.3%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G D8 · B B0
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