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Recognised as Colour

#E6E1C0

  • #E6E1C0
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Blanched almond

#E6E1C0 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 225, 192 and HSL 52°, 43%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.

Colour values

#E6E1C0#E6E1C0
HEX#E6E1C0
RGBrgb(230, 225, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8824, 0.7529
RGB percentages90.2%, 88.2%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(52.1, 43.2%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 16.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 16.5%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,131,072
CSS custom property--colour: #E6E1C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.9:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#191E3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8DFBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9E1C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ECDCD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blanched almond · ΔE 7.5Papaya whip · ΔE 8.1Beige · ΔE 8.3Cornsilk · ΔE 8.8Bisque · ΔE 8.9Antique white · ΔE 8.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0C5E6
Analogous#E6CEC0, #D8E6C0
Triadic#C0E6E1, #E1C0E6
Split complementary#C0D8E6, #CEC0E6
Tetradic#C0E6CE, #C0C5E6, #E6C0D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F2E5
Darker −10%#D8D09B
Darker −20%#C9BE77
Darker −30%#BBAD52
Darker −40%#9C903E
More saturated +25%#F1E9B5
Less saturated −25%#DBD9CB

Channel breakdown

R230
G225
B192
Red230 (90.2%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue52.11°
Saturation (HSL)43.18%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G E1 · B C0

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