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Recognised as Colour

#E5DDD1

  • #E5DDD1
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E5DDD1 is a orange with RGB values 229, 221, 209 and HSL 36°, 28%, 86%. 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

#E5DDD1#E5DDD1
HEX#E5DDD1
RGBrgb(229, 221, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8667, 0.8196
RGB percentages89.8%, 86.7%, 82%
HSLhsl(36, 27.8%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36, 8.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 8.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,064,529
CSS custom property--colour: #E5DDD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72974WCAG 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 15.59:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#1A222E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1DDD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3DFD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E9DBD9no 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 text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.9Linen · ΔE 7Antique white · ΔE 7.2Light grey · ΔE 7.9Old lace · ΔE 8.5Sea shell · ΔE 9.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1D9E5
Analogous#E5D3D1, #E3E5D1
Triadic#D1E5DD, #DDD1E5
Split complementary#D1E3E5, #D3D1E5
Tetradic#D1E5D3, #D1D9E5, #E5D1E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F5F2
Darker −10%#D3C5B0
Darker −20%#C0AD90
Darker −30%#AE956F
Darker −40%#967C54
More saturated +25%#EEDFC8
Less saturated −25%#DCDBDA

Channel breakdown

R229
G221
B209
Red229 (89.8%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue36°
Saturation (HSL)27.78%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G DD · B D1

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