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Recognised as Colour

#E4D9CD

  • #E4D9CD
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E4D9CD is a orange with RGB values 228, 217, 205 and HSL 31°, 30%, 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

#E4D9CD#E4D9CD
HEX#E4D9CD
RGBrgb(228, 217, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.851, 0.8039
RGB percentages89.4%, 85.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(31.3, 29.9%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.3, 10.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 10.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,997,965
CSS custom property--colour: #E4D9CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70527WCAG 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 15.11:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#1B2632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDD9CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0DCCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#E9D6D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 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 text15.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.5Antique white · ΔE 7.8Light grey · ΔE 7.9Linen · ΔE 8.1Misty rose · ΔE 9.2Old lace · ΔE 9.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDD8E4
Analogous#E4CECD, #E4E4CD
Triadic#CDE4D9, #D9CDE4
Split complementary#CDE4E4, #CDCDE4
Tetradic#CDE4CD, #CDD8E4, #E4CDE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F2EE
Darker −10%#D2C0AC
Darker −20%#C0A78B
Darker −30%#AE8D6A
Darker −40%#957450
More saturated +25%#EED9C3
Less saturated −25%#DAD9D7

Channel breakdown

R228
G217
B205
Red228 (89.4%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue31.3°
Saturation (HSL)29.87%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G D9 · B CD

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