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Recognised as Colour

#E4DEC4

  • #E4DEC4
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#E4DEC4 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 222, 196 and HSL 49°, 37%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#E4DEC4#E4DEC4
HEX#E4DEC4
RGBrgb(228, 222, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8706, 0.7686
RGB percentages89.4%, 87.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(48.7, 37.2%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 14%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 14%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,999,236
CSS custom property--colour: #E4DEC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.54:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#1B213B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4DCC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6DFC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EADAD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 7.1Papaya whip · ΔE 7.7Blanched almond · ΔE 8Beige · ΔE 8Cornsilk · ΔE 9.2Bisque · ΔE 9.4
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 7.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4CAE4
Analogous#E4CEC4, #DAE4C4
Triadic#C4E4DE, #DEC4E4
Split complementary#C4DAE4, #CEC4E4
Tetradic#C4E4CE, #C4CAE4, #E4C4DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F2E7
Darker −10%#D4CAA1
Darker −20%#C4B77E
Darker −30%#B4A35B
Darker −40%#978845
More saturated +25%#EFE5B9
Less saturated −25%#D9D7CF

Channel breakdown

R228
G222
B196
Red228 (89.4%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue48.75°
Saturation (HSL)37.21%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G DE · B C4

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