Colour

#EDE7CD

#EDE7CD
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Antique white

#EDE7CD is a yellow with RGB values 237, 231, 205 and HSL 49°, 47%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

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HEX#EDE7CD

RGBrgb(237, 231, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9059, 0.8039

RGB percentages92.9%, 90.6%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(48.7, 47.1%, 86.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 13.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 2.5%, 13.5%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,591,373

CSS custom property--colour: #EDE7CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness230 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.91:1

Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6

Inverted#121832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDE5CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFE8CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F3E3E0no 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 text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 5 Beige · ΔE 5 Papaya whip · ΔE 5.2 Cornsilk · ΔE 6 Blanched almond · ΔE 6.2 Old lace · ΔE 7.8

Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 5.04, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDD3ED

Analogous#EDD7CD, #E3EDCD

Triadic#CDEDE7, #E7CDED

Split complementary#CDE3ED, #D7CDED

Tetradic#CDEDD7, #CDD3ED, #EDCDE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBF9F3

Darker −10%#E0D5A8

Darker −20%#D2C382

Darker −30%#C5B15D

Darker −40%#AF9A3F

More saturated +25%#F6ECC5

Less saturated −25%#E5E2D6

Channel breakdown

R237

G231

B205

Red237 (92.9%)

Green231 (90.6%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue48.75°

Saturation (HSL)47.06%

Lightness86.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G E7 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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