Colour

#E2DCB6

#E2DCB6
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#E2DCB6 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 220, 182 and HSL 52°, 43%, 80%. 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

#E2DCB6#E2DCB6

HEX#E2DCB6

RGBrgb(226, 220, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8627, 0.7137

RGB percentages88.6%, 86.3%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(51.8, 43.1%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 19.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 2.7%, 19.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,867,638

CSS custom property--colour: #E2DCB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.15:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#1D2349

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4D9B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6DCB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E9D6D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 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 text15.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 7.5 Blanched almond · ΔE 9.4 Bisque · ΔE 9.7 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 10.3 Moccasin · ΔE 10.5 Papaya whip · ΔE 10.6

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 7.49, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6BCE2

Analogous#E2C6B6, #D2E2B6

Triadic#B6E2DC, #DCB6E2

Split complementary#B6D2E2, #C6B6E2

Tetradic#B6E2C6, #B6BCE2, #E2B6D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F1EEDB

Darker −10%#D3CB92

Darker −20%#C5B96D

Darker −30%#B6A849

Darker −40%#92863A

More saturated +25%#EFE5A9

Less saturated −25%#D5D3C3

Channel breakdown

R226

G220

B182

Red226 (88.6%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue51.82°

Saturation (HSL)43.14%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G DC · B B6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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