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Colour

#E5DEC0

  • #E5DEC0
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Blanched almond

#E5DEC0 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 222, 192 and HSL 49°, 42%, 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 Blanched almond.

Colour values

#E5DEC0#E5DEC0
HEX#E5DEC0
RGBrgb(229, 222, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8706, 0.7529
RGB percentages89.8%, 87.1%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(48.6, 41.6%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 16.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 3.1%, 16.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,064,768
CSS custom property--colour: #E5DEC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.9 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#1A213F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5DCBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7DFC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EBD9D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 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

Blanched almond · ΔE 7.4Papaya whip · ΔE 7.8Antique white · ΔE 8.1Beige · ΔE 8.6Bisque · ΔE 8.6Cornsilk · ΔE 9.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0C7E5
Analogous#E5CBC0, #DAE5C0
Triadic#C0E5DE, #DEC0E5
Split complementary#C0DAE5, #CBC0E5
Tetradic#C0E5CC, #C0C7E5, #E5C0DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F1E4
Darker −10%#D6CB9C
Darker −20%#C7B878
Darker −30%#B8A554
Darker −40%#9A893F
More saturated +25%#F0E5B5
Less saturated −25%#DAD7CB

Channel breakdown

R229
G222
B192
Red229 (89.8%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue48.65°
Saturation (HSL)41.57%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G DE · B C0

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