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Colour

#EDE5CA

  • #EDE5CA
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Papaya whip

#EDE5CA is a yellow with RGB values 237, 229, 202 and HSL 46°, 49%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Papaya whip.

Colour values

#EDE5CA#EDE5CA
HEX#EDE5CA
RGBrgb(237, 229, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.898, 0.7922
RGB percentages92.9%, 89.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(46.3, 49.3%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.3, 14.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 14.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,858
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE5CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.66:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#121A35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBE3C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDE6CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F3E1DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 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 text16.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Papaya whip · ΔE 5.1Antique white · ΔE 5.2Blanched almond · ΔE 5.7Beige · ΔE 6Cornsilk · ΔE 6.6Bisque · ΔE 7.9
Nearest named CSS colourPapaya whip (#FFEFD5)ΔE 5.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAD2ED
Analogous#EDD4CA, #E4EDCA
Triadic#CAEDE5, #E5CAED
Split complementary#CAE4ED, #D3CAED
Tetradic#CAEDD4, #CAD2ED, #EDCAE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF8F0
Darker −10%#E0D2A4
Darker −20%#D3C07E
Darker −30%#C6AD58
Darker −40%#AF953C
More saturated +25%#F6EAC1
Less saturated −25%#E4E0D3

Channel breakdown

R237
G229
B202
Red237 (92.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue46.29°
Saturation (HSL)49.3%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E5 · B CA

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