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Colour

#E8E2CE

  • #E8E2CE
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#E8E2CE is a yellow with RGB values 232, 226, 206 and HSL 46°, 36%, 86%. 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

#E8E2CE#E8E2CE
HEX#E8E2CE
RGBrgb(232, 226, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8863, 0.8078
RGB percentages91%, 88.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(46.2, 36.1%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 11.2%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 11.2%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,262,414
CSS custom property--colour: #E8E2CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.2:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#171D31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E1CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8E3CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EDDFDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 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 text16.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 5.1Beige · ΔE 6.9Papaya whip · ΔE 7.1Old lace · ΔE 7.5Linen · ΔE 7.7Blanched almond · ΔE 8.4
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 5.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CED4E8
Analogous#E8D5CE, #E1E8CE
Triadic#CEE8E2, #E2CEE8
Split complementary#CEE1E8, #D5CEE8
Tetradic#CEE8D5, #CED4E8, #E8CEE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F7F1
Darker −10%#D8CDAB
Darker −20%#C7B989
Darker −30%#B7A466
Darker −40%#9F8C4B
More saturated +25%#F1E7C5
Less saturated −25%#DFDDD7

Channel breakdown

R232
G226
B206
Red232 (91%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue46.15°
Saturation (HSL)36.11%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G E2 · B CE

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