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Colour

#E3E2DE

  • #E3E2DE
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E3E2DE is a yellow with RGB values 227, 226, 222 and HSL 48°, 8%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E3E2DE#E3E2DE
HEX#E3E2DE
RGBrgb(227, 226, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8863, 0.8706
RGB percentages89%, 88.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(48, 8.2%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 2.2%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 0.4%, 2.2%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,934,750
CSS custom property--colour: #E3E2DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.2:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#1C1D21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3E2DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E2DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#E4E1E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3Light grey · ΔE 5.7White smoke · ΔE 7Linen · ΔE 7Sea shell · ΔE 8.1Snow · ΔE 9.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.97, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEDFE3
Analogous#E3E0DE, #E2E3DE
Triadic#DEE3E2, #E2DEE3
Split complementary#DEE2E3, #E0DEE3
Tetradic#DEE3E0, #DEDFE3, #E3DEE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFAFA
Darker −10%#CCCAC2
Darker −20%#B4B2A7
Darker −30%#9D998B
Darker −40%#858170
More saturated +25%#EBE7D6
Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R227
G226
B222
Red227 (89%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)8.2%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G E2 · B DE

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