Colour

#EDE6C1

#EDE6C1
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Blanched almond

#EDE6C1 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 230, 193 and HSL 50°, 55%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.

Colour values

#EDE6C1#EDE6C1

HEX#EDE6C1

RGBrgb(237, 230, 193)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.902, 0.7569

RGB percentages92.9%, 90.2%, 75.7%

HSLhsl(50.5, 55%, 84.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 18.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 3%, 18.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,591,105

CSS custom property--colour: #EDE6C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.69:1

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

Contrast with black16.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#12193E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EEE4BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0E6C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F4E0DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 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 text16.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blanched almond · ΔE 6.7 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 7 Wheat · ΔE 7.4 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 7.7 Papaya whip · ΔE 7.7 Cornsilk · ΔE 8.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 6.68, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1C8ED

Analogous#EDD0C1, #DEEDC1

Triadic#C1EDE6, #E6C1ED

Split complementary#C1DEED, #D0C1ED

Tetradic#C1EDD0, #C1C8ED, #EDC1DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F8F6E9

Darker −10%#E2D699

Darker −20%#D6C672

Darker −30%#CBB64A

Darker −40%#AF9B33

More saturated +25%#F7EDB7

Less saturated −25%#E3DFCB

Channel breakdown

R237

G230

B193

Red237 (92.9%)

Green230 (90.2%)

Blue193 (75.7%)

Hue50.45°

Saturation (HSL)55%

Lightness84.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G E6 · B C1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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