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Recognised as Colour

#E7DCD8

  • #E7DCD8
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E7DCD8 is a orange with RGB values 231, 220, 216 and HSL 16°, 24%, 88%. 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

#E7DCD8#E7DCD8
HEX#E7DCD8
RGBrgb(231, 220, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8627, 0.8471
RGB percentages90.6%, 86.3%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(16, 23.8%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16, 6.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 6.5%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,195,352
CSS custom property--colour: #E7DCD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.63:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#182327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDDD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1DFD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EADBDBno 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 text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.6Light grey · ΔE 6Misty rose · ΔE 7.2Linen · ΔE 7.5Sea shell · ΔE 8.7Lavender blush · ΔE 9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.57, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8E3E7
Analogous#E7D8DB, #E7E4D8
Triadic#D8E7DC, #DCD8E7
Split complementary#D8E7E3, #D8DCE7
Tetradic#DBE7D8, #D8E3E7, #E3D8E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF8F8
Darker −10%#D4C0B8
Darker −20%#C0A399
Darker −30%#AD8779
Darker −40%#966C5D
More saturated +25%#EFD8D0
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R231
G220
B216
Red231 (90.6%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue16°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G DC · B D8

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