Colour

#E6DEC4

#E6DEC4
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Antique white

#E6DEC4 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 222, 196 and HSL 46°, 40%, 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

#E6DEC4#E6DEC4

HEX#E6DEC4

RGBrgb(230, 222, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8706, 0.7686

RGB percentages90.2%, 87.1%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(45.9, 40.5%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 14.8%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 3.5%, 14.8%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,130,308

CSS custom property--colour: #E6DEC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.61:1

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

Contrast with black15.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#19213B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4DDC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6DFC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#ECDAD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 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 text15.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 6.6 Papaya whip · ΔE 7.2 Blanched almond · ΔE 7.4 Beige · ΔE 8.1 Bisque · ΔE 8.7 Cornsilk · ΔE 9

Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4CCE6

Analogous#E6CDC4, #DDE6C4

Triadic#C4E6DE, #DEC4E6

Split complementary#C4DDE6, #CDC4E6

Tetradic#C4E6CD, #C4CCE6, #E6C4DD

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%#D7CAA0

Darker −20%#C8B67C

Darker −30%#B8A259

Darker −40%#9C8742

More saturated +25%#F1E4BA

Less saturated −25%#DCD8CF

Channel breakdown

R230

G222

B196

Red230 (90.2%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue45.88°

Saturation (HSL)40.48%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G DE · B C4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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