Recognised as Colour

#E4DCD9

#E4DCD9
Orange
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E4DCD9 is a orange with RGB values 228, 220, 217 and HSL 16°, 17%, 87%. 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

#E4DCD9#E4DCD9

HEX#E4DCD9

RGBrgb(228, 220, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8627, 0.851

RGB percentages89.4%, 86.3%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(16.4, 16.9%, 87.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(16.4, 4.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 3.5%, 4.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,998,745

CSS custom property--colour: #E4DCD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7269WCAG 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 15.54:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#1B2326

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEDDD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0DED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E6DBDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 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 text15.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.3 Light grey · ΔE 5 Linen · ΔE 7.9 Misty rose · ΔE 8.2 White smoke · ΔE 8.9 Sea shell · ΔE 9.1

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.33, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9E1E4

Analogous#E4D9DB, #E4E2D9

Triadic#D9E4DC, #DCD9E4

Split complementary#D9E4E2, #D9DBE4

Tetradic#DBE4D9, #D9E1E4, #E2D9E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9F7F7

Darker −10%#CFC1BB

Darker −20%#BAA59D

Darker −30%#A48A80

Darker −40%#8D6F64

More saturated +25%#ECD8D1

Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R228

G220

B217

Red228 (89.4%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue16.36°

Saturation (HSL)16.92%

Lightness87.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G DC · B D9

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