Colour
#E2E5CF
- #E2E5CF
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Beige
#E2E5CF is a yellow with RGB values 226, 229, 207 and HSL 68°, 30%, 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
#E2E5CF#E2E5CF
HEX#E2E5CF
RGBrgb(226, 229, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.898, 0.8118
RGB percentages88.6%, 89.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(68.2, 29.7%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.2, 9.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK1.3%, 0%, 9.6%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,869,967
CSS custom property--colour: #E2E5CF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.34:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#1D1A30
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D2CFE5
Analogous#E5DDCF, #D7E5CF
Triadic#CFE2E5, #E5CFE2
Split complementary#CFD7E5, #DDCFE5
Tetradic#CFE5DD, #D2CFE5, #E5CFD7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G229
B207
Red226 (88.6%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue68.18°
Saturation (HSL)29.73%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E2 · G E5 · B CF
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