Recognised as Colour

#EDE5CC

#EDE5CC
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Antique white

#EDE5CC is a yellow with RGB values 237, 229, 204 and HSL 45°, 48%, 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 Antique white.

Colour values

#EDE5CC#EDE5CC

HEX#EDE5CC

RGBrgb(237, 229, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.898, 0.8

RGB percentages92.9%, 89.8%, 80%

HSLhsl(45.5, 47.8%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 13.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 3.4%, 13.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,590,860

CSS custom property--colour: #EDE5CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.68:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#121A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBE4CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDE6CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F3E1DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 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 text16.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 4.6 Papaya whip · ΔE 5.1 Beige · ΔE 5.8 Blanched almond · ΔE 6 Cornsilk · ΔE 6.6 Old lace · ΔE 7.8

Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 4.57, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCD4ED

Analogous#EDD5CC, #E5EDCC

Triadic#CCEDE5, #E5CCED

Split complementary#CCE4ED, #D5CCED

Tetradic#CCEDD5, #CCD4ED, #EDCCE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FAF8F2

Darker −10%#E0D2A6

Darker −20%#D2BF81

Darker −30%#C5AB5B

Darker −40%#AF943E

More saturated +25%#F6E9C3

Less saturated −25%#E4E1D5

Channel breakdown

R237

G229

B204

Red237 (92.9%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue45.45°

Saturation (HSL)47.83%

Lightness86.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G E5 · B CC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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