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Recognised as Colour

#E5DCD0

  • #E5DCD0
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E5DCD0 is a orange with RGB values 229, 220, 208 and HSL 34°, 29%, 86%. 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

#E5DCD0#E5DCD0
HEX#E5DCD0
RGBrgb(229, 220, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8627, 0.8157
RGB percentages89.8%, 86.3%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(34.3, 28.8%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.3, 9.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 3.9%, 9.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,064,272
CSS custom property--colour: #E5DCD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.48:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#1A232F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0DCCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2DED0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E9DAD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.1Antique white · ΔE 7.2Linen · ΔE 7.2Light grey · ΔE 7.9Old lace · ΔE 8.7Misty rose · ΔE 9.2
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0D9E5
Analogous#E5D2D0, #E3E5D0
Triadic#D0E5DC, #DCD0E5
Split complementary#D0E3E5, #D2D0E5
Tetradic#D0E5D2, #D0D9E5, #E5D0E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F4F1
Darker −10%#D3C4AF
Darker −20%#C1AB8E
Darker −30%#AF936D
Darker −40%#967953
More saturated +25%#EEDDC7
Less saturated −25%#DCDBD9

Channel breakdown

R229
G220
B208
Red229 (89.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue34.29°
Saturation (HSL)28.77%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G DC · B D0

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