Colour
#E6E6D4
- #E6E6D4
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Beige
#E6E6D4 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 230, 212 and HSL 60°, 26%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.
Colour values
#E6E6D4#E6E6D4
HEX#E6E6D4
RGBrgb(230, 230, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.902, 0.8314
RGB percentages90.2%, 90.2%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(60, 26.5%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 7.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 7.8%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,132,372
CSS custom property--colour: #E6E6D4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.63:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#19192B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D4D4E6
Analogous#E6DDD4, #DDE6D4
Triadic#D4E6E6, #E6D4E6
Split complementary#D4DDE6, #DDD4E6
Tetradic#D4E6DD, #D4D4E6, #E6D4DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G230
B212
Red230 (90.2%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)26.47%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR E6 · G E6 · B D4
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