Colour

#EAE5CE

#EAE5CE
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Antique white

#EAE5CE is a yellow with RGB values 234, 229, 206 and HSL 49°, 40%, 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 Antique white.

Colour values

#EAE5CE#EAE5CE

HEX#EAE5CE

RGBrgb(234, 229, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.898, 0.8078

RGB percentages91.8%, 89.8%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(49.3, 40%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 12%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 2.1%, 12%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,394,254

CSS custom property--colour: #EAE5CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.6:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4

Inverted#151A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAE3CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECE5CFno 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 10.8 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 text16.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 5 Beige · ΔE 5.6 Papaya whip · ΔE 6.1 Cornsilk · ΔE 7.1 Old lace · ΔE 7.4 Blanched almond · ΔE 7.4

Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 4.98, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CED3EA

Analogous#EAD7CE, #E1EACE

Triadic#CEEAE5, #E5CEEA

Split complementary#CEE1EA, #D7CEEA

Tetradic#CEEAD7, #CED3EA, #EACEE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9F8F2

Darker −10%#DBD2AA

Darker −20%#CBBF87

Darker −30%#BCAC63

Darker −40%#A59447

More saturated +25%#F3EBC5

Less saturated −25%#E1DFD7

Channel breakdown

R234

G229

B206

Red234 (91.8%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue49.29°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G E5 · B CE

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Colour values

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