Colour
#E7DDB5
- #E7DDB5
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#E7DDB5 is a yellow with RGB values 231, 221, 181 and HSL 48°, 51%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#E7DDB5#E7DDB5
HEX#E7DDB5
RGBrgb(231, 221, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8667, 0.7098
RGB percentages90.6%, 86.7%, 71%
HSLhsl(48, 51%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 21.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 21.6%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,195,573
CSS custom property--colour: #E7DDB5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.41:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#18224A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5BFE7
Analogous#E7C4B5, #D8E7B5
Triadic#B5E7DD, #DDB5E7
Split complementary#B5D8E7, #C4B5E7
Tetradic#B5E7C4, #B5BFE7, #E7B5D8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G221
B181
Red231 (90.6%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)51.02%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G DD · B B5
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