Recognised as Colour
#E6D5AD
- #E6D5AD
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#E6D5AD is a orange with RGB values 230, 213, 173 and HSL 42°, 53%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#E6D5AD#E6D5AD
HEX#E6D5AD
RGBrgb(230, 213, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8353, 0.6784
RGB percentages90.2%, 83.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(42.1, 53.3%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.1, 24.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 24.8%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,127,981
CSS custom property--colour: #E6D5AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.49:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#192A52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADBEE6
Analogous#E6B9AD, #DBE6AD
Triadic#ADE6D5, #D5ADE6
Split complementary#ADDAE6, #B9ADE6
Tetradic#ADE6B9, #ADBEE6, #E6ADDA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G213
B173
Red230 (90.2%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue42.11°
Saturation (HSL)53.27%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G D5 · B AD
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