Recognised as Colour
#E7E5DE
- #E7E5DE
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#E7E5DE is a yellow with RGB values 231, 229, 222 and HSL 47°, 16%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.
Colour values
#E7E5DE#E7E5DE
HEX#E7E5DE
RGBrgb(231, 229, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.898, 0.8706
RGB percentages90.6%, 89.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(46.7, 15.8%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 3.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 0.9%, 3.9%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,197,662
CSS custom property--colour: #E7E5DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.66:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#181A21
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 text16.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEE0E7
Analogous#E7E1DE, #E4E7DE
Triadic#DEE7E5, #E5DEE7
Split complementary#DEE4E7, #E1DEE7
Tetradic#DEE7E1, #DEE0E7, #E7DEE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G229
B222
Red231 (90.6%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)15.79%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G E5 · B DE
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