Colour
#EDE2BC
- #EDE2BC
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#EDE2BC is a yellow with RGB values 237, 226, 188 and HSL 47°, 58%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#EDE2BC#EDE2BC
HEX#EDE2BC
RGBrgb(237, 226, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8863, 0.7373
RGB percentages92.9%, 88.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(46.5, 57.6%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 20.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 20.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,076
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE2BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.21:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#121D43
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCC7ED
Analogous#EDCABC, #E0EDBC
Triadic#BCEDE2, #E2BCED
Split complementary#BCE0ED, #CABCED
Tetradic#BCEDCA, #BCC7ED, #EDBCE0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G226
B188
Red237 (92.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue46.53°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E2 · B BC
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