Colour

#E4DEC8

#E4DEC8
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Antique white

#E4DEC8 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 222, 200 and HSL 47°, 34%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#E4DEC8#E4DEC8

HEX#E4DEC8

RGBrgb(228, 222, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8706, 0.7843

RGB percentages89.4%, 87.1%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(47.1, 34.1%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 12.3%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 2.6%, 12.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,999,240

CSS custom property--colour: #E4DEC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.58:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#1B2137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3DDC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5DFC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E9DAD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 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 text15.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 6.4 Papaya whip · ΔE 7.9 Beige · ΔE 8 Blanched almond · ΔE 8.7 Old lace · ΔE 9.2 Linen · ΔE 9.4

Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 6.36, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C8CEE4

Analogous#E4D0C8, #DCE4C8

Triadic#C8E4DE, #DEC8E4

Split complementary#C8DCE4, #D0C8E4

Tetradic#C8E4D0, #C8CEE4, #E4C8DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5F3EA

Darker −10%#D3C9A6

Darker −20%#C2B584

Darker −30%#B2A061

Darker −40%#96864A

More saturated +25%#EEE4BE

Less saturated −25%#DAD8D2

Channel breakdown

R228

G222

B200

Red228 (89.4%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue47.14°

Saturation (HSL)34.15%

Lightness83.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G DE · B C8

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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