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Recognised as Colour

#EDE2C1

  • #EDE2C1
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Blanched almond

#EDE2C1 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 226, 193 and HSL 45°, 55%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.

Colour values

#EDE2C1#EDE2C1
HEX#EDE2C1
RGBrgb(237, 226, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8863, 0.7569
RGB percentages92.9%, 88.6%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(45, 55%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 18.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 18.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,081
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE2C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.25:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#121D3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAE0BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDE4C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#F5DDD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blanched almond · ΔE 5.4Bisque · ΔE 6.5Papaya whip · ΔE 6.5Wheat · ΔE 7.2Antique white · ΔE 7.8Cornsilk · ΔE 8.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 5.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1CCED
Analogous#EDCCC1, #E2EDC1
Triadic#C1EDE2, #E2C1ED
Split complementary#C1E2ED, #CCC1ED
Tetradic#C1EDCC, #C1CCED, #EDC1E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F4E9
Darker −10%#E2D099
Darker −20%#D6BD72
Darker −30%#CBAB4A
Darker −40%#AF9033
More saturated +25%#F7E7B7
Less saturated −25%#E3DDCB

Channel breakdown

R237
G226
B193
Red237 (92.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)55%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E2 · B C1

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