Colour
#E2DAAE
- #E2DAAE
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#E2DAAE is a yellow with RGB values 226, 218, 174 and HSL 51°, 47%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#E2DAAE#E2DAAE
HEX#E2DAAE
RGBrgb(226, 218, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8549, 0.6824
RGB percentages88.6%, 85.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(50.8, 47.3%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 23%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 23%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,867,118
CSS custom property--colour: #E2DAAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.87:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#1D2551
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEB6E2
Analogous#E2C0AE, #D0E2AE
Triadic#AEE2DA, #DAAEE2
Split complementary#AED0E2, #C0AEE2
Tetradic#AEE2C0, #AEB6E2, #E2AED0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G218
B174
Red226 (88.6%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue50.77°
Saturation (HSL)47.27%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G DA · B AE
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