Recognised as Colour
#E3E1D7
- #E3E1D7
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#E3E1D7 is a yellow with RGB values 227, 225, 215 and HSL 50°, 18%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.
Colour values
#E3E1D7#E3E1D7
HEX#E3E1D7
RGBrgb(227, 225, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8824, 0.8431
RGB percentages89%, 88.2%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(50, 17.6%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 5.3%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 0.9%, 5.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,934,487
CSS custom property--colour: #E3E1D7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.02:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#1C1E28
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D7D9E3
Analogous#E3DBD7, #DFE3D7
Triadic#D7E3E1, #E1D7E3
Split complementary#D7DFE3, #DBD7E3
Tetradic#D7E3DB, #D7D9E3, #E3D7DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G225
B215
Red227 (89%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL)17.65%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G E1 · B D7
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