Colour
#EDE9DB
- #EDE9DB
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Linen
#EDE9DB is a yellow with RGB values 237, 233, 219 and HSL 47°, 33%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Linen.
Colour values
#EDE9DB#EDE9DB
HEX#EDE9DB
RGBrgb(237, 233, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9137, 0.8588
RGB percentages92.9%, 91.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(46.7, 33.3%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 7.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 7.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,591,899
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE9DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.81397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.28:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#121624
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DBDFED
Analogous#EDE0DB, #E8EDDB
Triadic#DBEDE9, #E9DBED
Split complementary#DBE8ED, #E0DBED
Tetradic#DBEDE0, #DBDFED, #EDDBE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G233
B219
Red237 (92.9%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E9 · B DB
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