Colour
#EDEAE0
- #EDEAE0
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Linen
#EDEAE0 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 234, 224 and HSL 46°, 27%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Linen.
Colour values
#EDEAE0#EDEAE0
HEX#EDEAE0
RGBrgb(237, 234, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9176, 0.8784
RGB percentages92.9%, 91.8%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(46.2, 26.5%, 90.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 5.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 5.5%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,592,160
CSS custom property--colour: #EDEAE0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.82232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.45:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#12151F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E0E3ED
Analogous#EDE3E0, #EAEDE0
Triadic#E0EDEA, #EAE0ED
Split complementary#E0EAED, #E3E0ED
Tetradic#E0EDE3, #E0E3ED, #EDE0EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G234
B224
Red237 (92.9%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue46.15°
Saturation (HSL)26.53%
Lightness90.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G EA · B E0
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