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Recognised as Colour

#E2DDD9

  • #E2DDD9
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2DDD9 is a orange with RGB values 226, 221, 217 and HSL 27°, 13%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E2DDD9#E2DDD9
HEX#E2DDD9
RGBrgb(226, 221, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8667, 0.851
RGB percentages88.6%, 86.7%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(26.7, 13.4%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.7, 4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,867,929
CSS custom property--colour: #E2DDD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.58:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#1D2226

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDDD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0DED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E4DCDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 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 text15.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.8Light grey · ΔE 4.7Linen · ΔE 7.8White smoke · ΔE 8.6Sea shell · ΔE 9Misty rose · ΔE 9.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.82, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9DEE2
Analogous#E2D9DA, #E2E2D9
Triadic#D9E2DD, #DDD9E2
Split complementary#D9E2E2, #D9DAE2
Tetradic#DAE2D9, #D9DEE2, #E2D9E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F7F6
Darker −10%#CCC3BC
Darker −20%#B6A99F
Darker −30%#A08F82
Darker −40%#887667
More saturated +25%#EADCD1
Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R226
G221
B217
Red226 (88.6%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue26.67°
Saturation (HSL)13.43%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G DD · B D9

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