Colour

#E6DEC0

#E6DEC0
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Blanched almond

#E6DEC0 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 222, 192 and HSL 47°, 43%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.

Colour values

#E6DEC0#E6DEC0

HEX#E6DEC0

RGBrgb(230, 222, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8706, 0.7529

RGB percentages90.2%, 87.1%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(47.4, 43.2%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 16.5%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 3.5%, 16.5%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,130,304

CSS custom property--colour: #E6DEC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.57:1

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

Contrast with black15.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#19213F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5DCBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7DFC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EDD9D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 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 text15.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blanched almond · ΔE 7.1 Papaya whip · ΔE 7.6 Antique white · ΔE 7.9 Bisque · ΔE 8.2 Beige · ΔE 8.6 Wheat · ΔE 9.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 7.13, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C0C8E6

Analogous#E6CBC0, #DBE6C0

Triadic#C0E6DE, #DEC0E6

Split complementary#C0DBE6, #CBC0E6

Tetradic#C0E6CB, #C0C8E6, #E6C0DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F4F1E5

Darker −10%#D8CB9B

Darker −20%#C9B877

Darker −30%#BBA552

Darker −40%#9C883E

More saturated +25%#F1E4B5

Less saturated −25%#DBD8CB

Channel breakdown

R230

G222

B192

Red230 (90.2%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue47.37°

Saturation (HSL)43.18%

Lightness82.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G DE · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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