Recognised as Colour
#E7DEBE
- #E7DEBE
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Blanched almond
#E7DEBE is a yellow with RGB values 231, 222, 190 and HSL 47°, 46%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.
Colour values
#E7DEBE#E7DEBE
HEX#E7DEBE
RGBrgb(231, 222, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8706, 0.7451
RGB percentages90.6%, 87.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(46.8, 46.1%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 17.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.9%, 17.7%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,195,838
CSS custom property--colour: #E7DEBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.59:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#182141
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEC7E7
Analogous#E7CABE, #DCE7BE
Triadic#BEE7DE, #DEBEE7
Split complementary#BEDCE7, #C9BEE7
Tetradic#BEE7CA, #BEC7E7, #E7BEDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G222
B190
Red231 (90.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue46.83°
Saturation (HSL)46.07%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G DE · B BE
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