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Recognised as Colour

#E2DEC7

  • #E2DEC7
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#E2DEC7 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 222, 199 and HSL 51°, 32%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#E2DEC7#E2DEC7
HEX#E2DEC7
RGBrgb(226, 222, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8706, 0.7804
RGB percentages88.6%, 87.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(51.1, 31.8%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 11.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 1.8%, 11.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,868,167
CSS custom property--colour: #E2DEC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.51:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#1D2138

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3DCC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4DEC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E7DAD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 7Beige · ΔE 7.9Papaya whip · ΔE 8.3Blanched almond · ΔE 9Cornsilk · ΔE 9.6Old lace · ΔE 9.7
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 7.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7CBE2
Analogous#E2D1C7, #D8E2C7
Triadic#C7E2DE, #DEC7E2
Split complementary#C7D9E2, #D0C7E2
Tetradic#C7E2D1, #C7CBE2, #E2C7D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F2E9
Darker −10%#D1CAA5
Darker −20%#BFB684
Darker −30%#AEA362
Darker −40%#92874B
More saturated +25%#EDE5BC
Less saturated −25%#D7D7D2

Channel breakdown

R226
G222
B199
Red226 (88.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue51.11°
Saturation (HSL)31.76%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G DE · B C7

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