Colour

#E7E2CD

#E7E2CD
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Antique white

#E7E2CD is a yellow with RGB values 231, 226, 205 and HSL 48°, 35%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#E7E2CD#E7E2CD

HEX#E7E2CD

RGBrgb(231, 226, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8863, 0.8039

RGB percentages90.6%, 88.6%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(48.5, 35.1%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 11.3%, 90.6%)

CMYK0%, 2.2%, 11.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,196,877

CSS custom property--colour: #E7E2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.16:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#181D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7E1CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E8E2CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#ECDFDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 5.4 Beige · ΔE 6.7 Papaya whip · ΔE 7.2 Old lace · ΔE 7.8 Linen · ΔE 8.2 Blanched almond · ΔE 8.4

Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 5.45, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CDD2E7

Analogous#E7D5CD, #DFE7CD

Triadic#CDE7E2, #E2CDE7

Split complementary#CDDFE7, #D5CDE7

Tetradic#CDE7D5, #CDD2E7, #E7CDDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F8F6EF

Darker −10%#D6CEAB

Darker −20%#C6BA88

Darker −30%#B5A666

Darker −40%#9D8D4B

More saturated +25%#F0E8C4

Less saturated −25%#DEDCD6

Channel breakdown

R231

G226

B205

Red231 (90.6%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue48.46°

Saturation (HSL)35.14%

Lightness85.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E7 · G E2 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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