Recognised as Colour
#E6D9B2
- #E6D9B2
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#E6D9B2 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 217, 178 and HSL 45°, 51%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#E6D9B2#E6D9B2
HEX#E6D9B2
RGBrgb(230, 217, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.851, 0.698
RGB percentages90.2%, 85.1%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(45, 51%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 22.6%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 5.7%, 22.6%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,129,010
CSS custom property--colour: #E6D9B2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.93:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#19264D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2BFE6
Analogous#E6BFB2, #D9E6B2
Triadic#B2E6D9, #D9B2E6
Split complementary#B2D9E6, #BFB2E6
Tetradic#B2E6BF, #B2BFE6, #E6B2D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G217
B178
Red230 (90.2%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)50.98%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G D9 · B B2
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