Colour

#E2E0DA

#E2E0DA
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2E0DA is a yellow with RGB values 226, 224, 218 and HSL 45°, 12%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E2E0DA#E2E0DA

HEX#E2E0DA

RGBrgb(226, 224, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8784, 0.8549

RGB percentages88.6%, 87.8%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(45, 12.1%, 87.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45, 3.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 0.9%, 3.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,868,698

CSS custom property--colour: #E2E0DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.91:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#1D1F25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2E0DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2E0DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#E4DFDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.5 Light grey · ΔE 5.6 Linen · ΔE 7.1 White smoke · ΔE 8 Sea shell · ΔE 8.5 Old lace · ΔE 9.1

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.49, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DADCE2

Analogous#E2DCDA, #E0E2DA

Triadic#DAE2E0, #E0DAE2

Split complementary#DAE0E2, #DCDAE2

Tetradic#DAE2DC, #DADCE2, #E2DAE0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F8F8F7

Darker −10%#CCC8BD

Darker −20%#B5B0A1

Darker −30%#9F9884

Darker −40%#877F69

More saturated +25%#EAE4D2

Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R226

G224

B218

Red226 (88.6%)

Green224 (87.8%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue45°

Saturation (HSL)12.12%

Lightness87.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G E0 · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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