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Recognised as Colour

#EDE5C5

  • #EDE5C5
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Blanched almond

#EDE5C5 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 229, 197 and HSL 48°, 53%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.

Colour values

#EDE5C5#EDE5C5
HEX#EDE5C5
RGBrgb(237, 229, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.898, 0.7725
RGB percentages92.9%, 89.8%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(48, 52.6%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 16.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 16.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,853
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE5C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78074WCAG 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 16.61:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#121A3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECE3C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEE6C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F4E0DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blanched almond · ΔE 5.6Papaya whip · ΔE 6Cornsilk · ΔE 7Beige · ΔE 7.1Antique white · ΔE 7.3Bisque · ΔE 7.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 5.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5CDED
Analogous#EDD1C5, #E1EDC5
Triadic#C5EDE5, #E5C5ED
Split complementary#C5E1ED, #D1C5ED
Tetradic#C5EDD1, #C5CDED, #EDC5E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F6EC
Darker −10%#E1D49E
Darker −20%#D5C277
Darker −30%#C9B150
Darker −40%#B09736
More saturated +25%#F7EBBC
Less saturated −25%#E4DFCF

Channel breakdown

R237
G229
B197
Red237 (92.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)52.63%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E5 · B C5

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