Recognised as Colour
#E2D9D4
- #E2D9D4
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#E2D9D4 is a orange with RGB values 226, 217, 212 and HSL 21°, 19%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.
Colour values
#E2D9D4#E2D9D4
HEX#E2D9D4
RGBrgb(226, 217, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.851, 0.8314
RGB percentages88.6%, 85.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(21.4, 19.4%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.4, 6.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 6.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,866,900
CSS custom property--colour: #E2D9D4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.11:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#1D262B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D4DDE2
Analogous#E2D4D6, #E2E0D4
Triadic#D4E2D9, #D9D4E2
Split complementary#D4E2E0, #D4D6E2
Tetradic#D6E2D4, #D4DDE2, #E0D4E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G217
B212
Red226 (88.6%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue21.43°
Saturation (HSL)19.44%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G D9 · B D4
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