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Recognised as Colour

#E2DACD

  • #E2DACD
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2DACD is a orange with RGB values 226, 218, 205 and HSL 37°, 27%, 85%. 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

#E2DACD#E2DACD
HEX#E2DACD
RGBrgb(226, 218, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8549, 0.8039
RGB percentages88.6%, 85.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(37.1, 26.6%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.1, 9.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 9.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,867,149
CSS custom property--colour: #E2DACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.14:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#1D2532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDACCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0DCCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E6D7D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.4Antique white · ΔE 7.7Light grey · ΔE 7.9Linen · ΔE 8.2Old lace · ΔE 9.5Misty rose · ΔE 10.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDD5E2
Analogous#E2D0CD, #E0E2CD
Triadic#CDE2DA, #DACDE2
Split complementary#CDE0E2, #D0CDE2
Tetradic#CDE2D0, #CDD5E2, #E2CDE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F2ED
Darker −10%#CFC2AD
Darker −20%#BDAA8C
Darker −30%#AA926C
Darker −40%#907953
More saturated +25%#ECDCC3
Less saturated −25%#D8D8D7

Channel breakdown

R226
G218
B205
Red226 (88.6%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue37.14°
Saturation (HSL)26.58%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G DA · B CD

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