Colour

#E2DCD3

#E2DCD3
Orange
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2DCD3 is a orange with RGB values 226, 220, 211 and HSL 36°, 21%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E2DCD3#E2DCD3

HEX#E2DCD3

RGBrgb(226, 220, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8627, 0.8275

RGB percentages88.6%, 86.3%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(36, 20.5%, 85.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36, 6.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 2.7%, 6.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,867,667

CSS custom property--colour: #E2DCD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.41:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#1D232C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFDCD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0DDD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E5DAD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.2 Light grey · ΔE 6.2 Linen · ΔE 7.5 Antique white · ΔE 8.7 Old lace · ΔE 9.3 Sea shell · ΔE 9.3

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3D9E2

Analogous#E2D5D3, #E1E2D3

Triadic#D3E2DC, #DCD3E2

Split complementary#D3E1E2, #D5D3E2

Tetradic#D3E2D5, #D3D9E2, #E2D3E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6F4F2

Darker −10%#CEC4B4

Darker −20%#B9AB96

Darker −30%#A59377

Darker −40%#8C795D

More saturated +25%#EBDECA

Less saturated −25%#DBDBDB

Channel breakdown

R226

G220

B211

Red226 (88.6%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue36°

Saturation (HSL)20.55%

Lightness85.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G DC · B D3

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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