Recognised as Colour

#E5DCD8

#E5DCD8
Orange
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E5DCD8 is a orange with RGB values 229, 220, 216 and HSL 18°, 20%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E5DCD8#E5DCD8

HEX#E5DCD8

RGBrgb(229, 220, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8627, 0.8471

RGB percentages89.8%, 86.3%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(18.5, 20%, 87.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18.5, 5.7%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 3.9%, 5.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,064,280

CSS custom property--colour: #E5DCD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.56:1

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

Contrast with black15.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#1A2327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEDDD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0DED8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E8DBDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 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 text15.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.9 Light grey · ΔE 5.4 Linen · ΔE 7.6 Misty rose · ΔE 7.9 Sea shell · ΔE 8.9 White smoke · ΔE 9.1

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.91, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8E1E5

Analogous#E5D8DB, #E5E3D8

Triadic#D8E5DC, #DCD8E5

Split complementary#D8E5E3, #D8DBE5

Tetradic#DBE5D8, #D8E1E5, #E3D8E5

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%#D1C1B9

Darker −20%#BCA59B

Darker −30%#A88A7C

Darker −40%#916F60

More saturated +25%#EDD9D0

Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R229

G220

B216

Red229 (89.8%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue18.46°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness87.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G DC · B D8

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