Colour

#EDEBE4

#EDEBE4
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Linen

#EDEBE4 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 235, 228 and HSL 47°, 20%, 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

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HEX#EDEBE4

RGBrgb(237, 235, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9216, 0.8941

RGB percentages92.9%, 92.2%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(46.7, 20%, 91.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 3.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 0.8%, 3.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,592,420

CSS custom property--colour: #EDEBE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness234.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.6:1

Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB

Inverted#12141B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDEBE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDEBE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#EFEAE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 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 text17.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Linen · ΔE 4 Sea shell · ΔE 5 White smoke · ΔE 5.1 Floral white · ΔE 5.7 Old lace · ΔE 5.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 6.4

Nearest named CSS colourLinen (#FAF0E6)ΔE 3.99, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E4E6ED

Analogous#EDE7E4, #EBEDE4

Triadic#E4EDEB, #EBE4ED

Split complementary#E4EBED, #E7E4ED

Tetradic#E4EDE7, #E4E6ED, #EDE4EB

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%#D9D4C5

Darker −20%#C4BEA7

Darker −30%#B0A788

Darker −40%#9B906A

More saturated +25%#F3EEDE

Less saturated −25%#E9E9E9

Channel breakdown

R237

G235

B228

Red237 (92.9%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue46.67°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness91.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G EB · B E4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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