Colour
#E6DEB3
- #E6DEB3
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#E6DEB3 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 222, 179 and HSL 51°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#E6DEB3#E6DEB3
HEX#E6DEB3
RGBrgb(230, 222, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8706, 0.702
RGB percentages90.2%, 87.1%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(50.6, 50.5%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 22.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 22.2%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,130,291
CSS custom property--colour: #E6DEB3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.46:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#19214C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3BBE6
Analogous#E6C5B3, #D4E6B3
Triadic#B3E6DE, #DEB3E6
Split complementary#B3D4E6, #C4B3E6
Tetradic#B3E6C5, #B3BBE6, #E6B3D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G222
B179
Red230 (90.2%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue50.59°
Saturation (HSL)50.5%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G DE · B B3
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