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Recognised as Colour

#E2DDD6

  • #E2DDD6
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2DDD6 is a orange with RGB values 226, 221, 214 and HSL 35°, 17%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E2DDD6#E2DDD6
HEX#E2DDD6
RGBrgb(226, 221, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8667, 0.8392
RGB percentages88.6%, 86.7%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(35, 17.1%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35, 5.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 5.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,867,926
CSS custom property--colour: #E2DDD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.55:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#1D2229

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDDD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0DED6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E4DCDBno 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 text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.1Light grey · ΔE 5.5Linen · ΔE 7.4Sea shell · ΔE 9White smoke · ΔE 9.2Antique white · ΔE 9.3
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.1, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6DBE2
Analogous#E2D7D6, #E1E2D6
Triadic#D6E2DD, #DDD6E2
Split complementary#D6E1E2, #D7D6E2
Tetradic#D6E2D7, #D6DBE2, #E2D6E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F6F4
Darker −10%#CDC4B8
Darker −20%#B8AB9A
Darker −30%#A3937C
Darker −40%#8A7962
More saturated +25%#EBDECD
Less saturated −25%#DCDCDC

Channel breakdown

R226
G221
B214
Red226 (88.6%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue35°
Saturation (HSL)17.14%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G DD · B D6

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