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Colour

#EDEBE3

  • #EDEBE3
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Linen

#EDEBE3 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 235, 227 and HSL 48°, 22%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Linen.

Colour values

#EDEBE3#EDEBE3
HEX#EDEBE3
RGBrgb(237, 235, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9216, 0.8902
RGB percentages92.9%, 92.2%, 89%
HSLhsl(48, 21.7%, 91%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 4.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 0.8%, 4.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,592,419
CSS custom property--colour: #EDEBE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.59:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#12141C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDEAE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEEBE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EFEAE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Linen · ΔE 3.8Sea shell · ΔE 5White smoke · ΔE 5.5Floral white · ΔE 5.6Old lace · ΔE 5.6Gainsboro · ΔE 6.7
Nearest named CSS colourLinen (#FAF0E6)ΔE 3.84, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3E5ED
Analogous#EDE6E3, #EAEDE3
Triadic#E3EDEB, #EBE3ED
Split complementary#E3EAED, #E6E3ED
Tetradic#E3EDE6, #E3E5ED, #EDE3EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#D9D5C4
Darker −20%#C5BFA5
Darker −30%#B1A886
Darker −40%#9D9267
More saturated +25%#F3EEDD
Less saturated −25%#E8E8E8

Channel breakdown

R237
G235
B227
Red237 (92.9%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)21.74%
Lightness90.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G EB · B E3

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