Recognised as Colour

#E2E5CC

#E2E5CC
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Beige

#E2E5CC is a yellow with RGB values 226, 229, 204 and HSL 67°, 32%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#E2E5CC#E2E5CC

HEX#E2E5CC

RGBrgb(226, 229, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.898, 0.8

RGB percentages88.6%, 89.8%, 80%

HSLhsl(67.2, 32.5%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(67.2, 10.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK1.3%, 0%, 10.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,869,964

CSS custom property--colour: #E2E5CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.31:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#1D1A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9E2CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9E3CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E5E2DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 5.9 Antique white · ΔE 8 Cornsilk · ΔE 8.3 Papaya whip · ΔE 8.6 Old lace · ΔE 9.4 Light yellow · ΔE 9.6

Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 5.93, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFCCE5

Analogous#E5DCCC, #D5E5CC

Triadic#CCE2E5, #E5CCE2

Split complementary#CCD6E5, #DCCCE5

Tetradic#CCE5DC, #CFCCE5, #E5CCD5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5F6EE

Darker −10%#CFD4AA

Darker −20%#BCC388

Darker −30%#A8B167

Darker −40%#8F984D

More saturated +25%#E9EFC2

Less saturated −25%#DBDBD6

Channel breakdown

R226

G229

B204

Red226 (88.6%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue67.2°

Saturation (HSL)32.47%

Lightness84.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR E2 · G E5 · B CC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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