Recognised as Colour
#E3CD9F
- #E3CD9F
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#E3CD9F is a orange with RGB values 227, 205, 159 and HSL 41°, 55%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#E3CD9F#E3CD9F
HEX#E3CD9F
RGBrgb(227, 205, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8039, 0.6235
RGB percentages89%, 80.4%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(40.6, 54.8%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.6, 30%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 30%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,929,311
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CD9F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.5:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#1C3260
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FB5E3
Analogous#E3AB9F, #D7E39F
Triadic#9FE3CD, #CD9FE3
Split complementary#9FD7E3, #AB9FE3
Tetradic#9FE3AB, #9FB5E3, #E39FD7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G205
B159
Red227 (89%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue40.59°
Saturation (HSL)54.84%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G CD · B 9F
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