Colour
#E9DFB8
- #E9DFB8
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#E9DFB8 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 223, 184 and HSL 48°, 53%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#E9DFB8#E9DFB8
HEX#E9DFB8
RGBrgb(233, 223, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8745, 0.7216
RGB percentages91.4%, 87.5%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(47.8, 52.7%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 21%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 21%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,327,160
CSS custom property--colour: #E9DFB8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.71:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#162047
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8C2E9
Analogous#E9C7B8, #DBE9B8
Triadic#B8E9DF, #DFB8E9
Split complementary#B8DAE9, #C7B8E9
Tetradic#B8E9C6, #B8C2E9, #E9B8DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G223
B184
Red233 (91.4%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue47.76°
Saturation (HSL)52.69%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G DF · B B8
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