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Recognised as Colour

#E2DBB9

  • #E2DBB9
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Wheat

#E2DBB9 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 219, 185 and HSL 50°, 41%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#E2DBB9#E2DBB9
HEX#E2DBB9
RGBrgb(226, 219, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8588, 0.7255
RGB percentages88.6%, 85.9%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(49.8, 41.4%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 18.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.1%, 18.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,867,385
CSS custom property--colour: #E2DBB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.07:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#1D2446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2D9B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4DCBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E9D6D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 8.2Blanched almond · ΔE 8.6Bisque · ΔE 9.1Papaya whip · ΔE 9.6Antique white · ΔE 10.2Beige · ΔE 10.5
Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9C0E2
Analogous#E2C7B9, #D5E2B9
Triadic#B9E2DB, #DBB9E2
Split complementary#B9D5E2, #C7B9E2
Tetradic#B9E2C7, #B9C0E2, #E2B9D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1EEDD
Darker −10%#D3C895
Darker −20%#C4B671
Darker −30%#B5A34D
Darker −40%#92843D
More saturated +25%#EEE3AD
Less saturated −25%#D6D3C5

Channel breakdown

R226
G219
B185
Red226 (88.6%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue49.76°
Saturation (HSL)41.41%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G DB · B B9

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