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Recognised as Colour

#E5D8C6

  • #E5D8C6
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#E5D8C6 is a orange with RGB values 229, 216, 198 and HSL 35°, 37%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#E5D8C6#E5D8C6
HEX#E5D8C6
RGBrgb(229, 216, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8471, 0.7765
RGB percentages89.8%, 84.7%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(34.8, 37.3%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.8, 13.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.7%, 13.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,063,238
CSS custom property--colour: #E5D8C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.97:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#1A2739

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDD8C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1DBC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EBD4D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 6.9Papaya whip · ΔE 9.1Linen · ΔE 9.5Blanched almond · ΔE 9.6Old lace · ΔE 10.2Bisque · ΔE 10.4
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6D3E5
Analogous#E5C9C6, #E3E5C6
Triadic#C6E5D8, #D8C6E5
Split complementary#C6E3E5, #C9C6E5
Tetradic#C6E5C9, #C6D3E5, #E5C6E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F0E9
Darker −10%#D5C0A3
Darker −20%#C5A880
Darker −30%#B5905D
Darker −40%#997646
More saturated +25%#EFDABC
Less saturated −25%#DBD6D0

Channel breakdown

R229
G216
B198
Red229 (89.8%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue34.84°
Saturation (HSL)37.35%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G D8 · B C6

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