Colour
#E8DEB8
- #E8DEB8
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#E8DEB8 is a yellow with RGB values 232, 222, 184 and HSL 48°, 51%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#E8DEB8#E8DEB8
HEX#E8DEB8
RGBrgb(232, 222, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8706, 0.7216
RGB percentages91%, 87.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(47.5, 51.1%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 20.7%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 20.7%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,261,368
CSS custom property--colour: #E8DEB8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.57:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#172147
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 text15.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8C2E8
Analogous#E8C6B8, #DAE8B8
Triadic#B8E8DE, #DEB8E8
Split complementary#B8DAE8, #C6B8E8
Tetradic#B8E8C6, #B8C2E8, #E8B8DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G222
B184
Red232 (91%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue47.5°
Saturation (HSL)51.06%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G DE · B B8
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