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Recognised as Colour

#EAE5CB

  • #EAE5CB
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#EAE5CB is a yellow with RGB values 234, 229, 203 and HSL 50°, 42%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#EAE5CB#EAE5CB
HEX#EAE5CB
RGBrgb(234, 229, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.898, 0.7961
RGB percentages91.8%, 89.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(50.3, 42.5%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 13.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 13.2%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,394,251
CSS custom property--colour: #EAE5CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.57:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#151A34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBE3CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECE5CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EFE1DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 5.6Antique white · ΔE 5.7Papaya whip · ΔE 6Cornsilk · ΔE 6.8Blanched almond · ΔE 6.8Old lace · ΔE 8.4
Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 5.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBD0EA
Analogous#EAD6CB, #DFEACB
Triadic#CBEAE5, #E5CBEA
Split complementary#CBE0EA, #D6CBEA
Tetradic#CBEAD6, #CBD0EA, #EACBDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F7EF
Darker −10%#DBD3A7
Darker −20%#CDC182
Darker −30%#BEAF5E
Darker −40%#A69643
More saturated +25%#F3EBC2
Less saturated −25%#E1DFD4

Channel breakdown

R234
G229
B203
Red234 (91.8%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue50.32°
Saturation (HSL)42.47%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G E5 · B CB

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