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Colour

#E4DCBA

  • #E4DCBA
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Wheat

#E4DCBA is a yellow with RGB values 228, 220, 186 and HSL 49°, 44%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#E4DCBA#E4DCBA
HEX#E4DCBA
RGBrgb(228, 220, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8627, 0.7294
RGB percentages89.4%, 86.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(48.6, 43.8%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 18.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 18.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,998,714
CSS custom property--colour: #E4DCBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.25:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#1B2345

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3DAB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6DDBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EBD7D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 7.8Blanched almond · ΔE 8Bisque · ΔE 8.5Papaya whip · ΔE 9.1Antique white · ΔE 9.9Beige · ΔE 10.2
Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAC2E4
Analogous#E4C7BA, #D7E4BA
Triadic#BAE4DC, #DCBAE4
Split complementary#BAD7E4, #C7BAE4
Tetradic#BAE4C7, #BAC2E4, #E4BAD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2EFDF
Darker −10%#D6C995
Darker −20%#C7B771
Darker −30%#B9A44C
Darker −40%#97853B
More saturated +25%#F0E3AE
Less saturated −25%#D8D5C6

Channel breakdown

R228
G220
B186
Red228 (89.4%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue48.57°
Saturation (HSL)43.75%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G DC · B BA

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