Colour

#E5DEC5

#E5DEC5
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Antique white

#E5DEC5 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 222, 197 and HSL 47°, 38%, 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

#E5DEC5#E5DEC5

HEX#E5DEC5

RGBrgb(229, 222, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8706, 0.7725

RGB percentages89.8%, 87.1%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(46.9, 38.1%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.9, 14%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 3.1%, 14%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,064,773

CSS custom property--colour: #E5DEC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72932WCAG 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 15.59:1

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

Contrast with black15.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#1A213A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4DDC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6DFC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EBDAD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 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 text15.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 6.6 Papaya whip · ΔE 7.4 Blanched almond · ΔE 7.8 Beige · ΔE 8 Cornsilk · ΔE 9.1 Bisque · ΔE 9.3

Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 6.61, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5CCE5

Analogous#E5CEC5, #DCE5C5

Triadic#C5E5DE, #DEC5E5

Split complementary#C5DCE5, #CEC5E5

Tetradic#C5E5CE, #C5CCE5, #E5C5DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5F2E8

Darker −10%#D5CAA2

Darker −20%#C5B67F

Darker −30%#B6A25B

Darker −40%#998745

More saturated +25%#F0E4BB

Less saturated −25%#DBD8D0

Channel breakdown

R229

G222

B197

Red229 (89.8%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue46.87°

Saturation (HSL)38.1%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G DE · B C5

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Colour values

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