Colour

#E5E2DA

#E5E2DA
Orange
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E5E2DA is a orange with RGB values 229, 226, 218 and HSL 44°, 17%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E5E2DA#E5E2DA

HEX#E5E2DA

RGBrgb(229, 226, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8863, 0.8549

RGB percentages89.8%, 88.6%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(43.6, 17.5%, 87.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(43.6, 4.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.3%, 4.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,065,818

CSS custom property--colour: #E5E2DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.22:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#1A1D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4E2DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5E2DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#E7E1E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.8 Linen · ΔE 6 Light grey · ΔE 6.9 Sea shell · ΔE 7.7 White smoke · ΔE 7.9 Old lace · ΔE 7.9

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.79, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DADDE5

Analogous#E5DCDA, #E3E5DA

Triadic#DAE5E2, #E2DAE5

Split complementary#DAE3E5, #DCDAE5

Tetradic#DAE5DC, #DADDE5, #E5DAE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FAF9F8

Darker −10%#D0CBBC

Darker −20%#BBB39E

Darker −30%#A69C80

Darker −40%#8F8364

More saturated +25%#EDE6D2

Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R229

G226

B218

Red229 (89.8%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue43.64°

Saturation (HSL)17.46%

Lightness87.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G E2 · B DA

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Colour values

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