Recognised as Colour
#EAE0B8
- #EAE0B8
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#EAE0B8 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 224, 184 and HSL 48°, 54%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#EAE0B8#EAE0B8
HEX#EAE0B8
RGBrgb(234, 224, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8784, 0.7216
RGB percentages91.8%, 87.8%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(48, 54.3%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 21.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 21.4%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,392,952
CSS custom property--colour: #EAE0B8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.85:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#151F47
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8C2EA
Analogous#EAC7B8, #DBEAB8
Triadic#B8EAE0, #E0B8EA
Split complementary#B8DBEA, #C7B8EA
Tetradic#B8EAC7, #B8C2EA, #EAB8DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G224
B184
Red234 (91.8%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)54.35%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G E0 · B B8
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