Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#E6E2D6

  • #E6E2D6
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Linen

#E6E2D6 is a orange with RGB values 230, 226, 214 and HSL 45°, 24%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Linen.

Colour values

#E6E2D6#E6E2D6
HEX#E6E2D6
RGBrgb(230, 226, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8863, 0.8392
RGB percentages90.2%, 88.6%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(45, 24.2%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 7%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 7%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,131,350
CSS custom property--colour: #E6E2D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.21:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#191D29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5E1D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6E3D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E9E0DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Linen · ΔE 5.9Gainsboro · ΔE 6.7Antique white · ΔE 6.9Old lace · ΔE 7.2Sea shell · ΔE 8Light grey · ΔE 8.3
Nearest named CSS colourLinen (#FAF0E6)ΔE 5.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6DAE6
Analogous#E6DAD6, #E2E6D6
Triadic#D6E6E2, #E2D6E6
Split complementary#D6E2E6, #DAD6E6
Tetradic#D6E6DA, #D6DAE6, #E6D6E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F8F6
Darker −10%#D3CCB6
Darker −20%#BFB597
Darker −30%#AC9F77
Darker −40%#95875B
More saturated +25%#EEE6CE
Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R230
G226
B214
Red230 (90.2%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)24.24%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G E2 · B D6

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “e6e2d6” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.