Colour
#E7DBB5
- #E7DBB5
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#E7DBB5 is a yellow with RGB values 231, 219, 181 and HSL 46°, 51%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#E7DBB5#E7DBB5
HEX#E7DBB5
RGBrgb(231, 219, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8588, 0.7098
RGB percentages90.6%, 85.9%, 71%
HSLhsl(45.6, 51%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.6, 21.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 21.6%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,195,061
CSS custom property--colour: #E7DBB5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.2:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#18244A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5C1E7
Analogous#E7C2B5, #DAE7B5
Triadic#B5E7DB, #DBB5E7
Split complementary#B5DAE7, #C2B5E7
Tetradic#B5E7C2, #B5C1E7, #E7B5DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G219
B181
Red231 (90.6%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue45.6°
Saturation (HSL)51.02%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G DB · B B5
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