Colour
#EDE1B5
- #EDE1B5
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#EDE1B5 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 225, 181 and HSL 47°, 61%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#EDE1B5#EDE1B5
HEX#EDE1B5
RGBrgb(237, 225, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8824, 0.7098
RGB percentages92.9%, 88.2%, 71%
HSLhsl(47.1, 60.9%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 23.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.1%, 23.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,589,813
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE1B5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.04:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#121E4A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5C1ED
Analogous#EDC5B5, #DDEDB5
Triadic#B5EDE1, #E1B5ED
Split complementary#B5DDED, #C5B5ED
Tetradic#B5EDC5, #B5C1ED, #EDB5DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G225
B181
Red237 (92.9%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue47.14°
Saturation (HSL)60.87%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E1 · B B5
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