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Recognised as Colour

#E7DEC4

  • #E7DEC4
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#E7DEC4 is a orange with RGB values 231, 222, 196 and HSL 45°, 42%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#E7DEC4#E7DEC4
HEX#E7DEC4
RGBrgb(231, 222, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8706, 0.7686
RGB percentages90.6%, 87.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(44.6, 42.2%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.6, 15.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.9%, 15.2%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,195,844
CSS custom property--colour: #E7DEC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.64:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#18213B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4DDC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7DFC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EDDAD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 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 text15.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 6.4Papaya whip · ΔE 7Blanched almond · ΔE 7.1Beige · ΔE 8.2Bisque · ΔE 8.4Cornsilk · ΔE 9
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 6.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4CDE7
Analogous#E7CDC4, #DFE7C4
Triadic#C4E7DE, #DEC4E7
Split complementary#C4DFE7, #CDC4E7
Tetradic#C4E7CD, #C4CDE7, #E7C4DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F2E8
Darker −10%#D8CAA0
Darker −20%#CAB57B
Darker −30%#BBA157
Darker −40%#9F8640
More saturated +25%#F1E3BA
Less saturated −25%#DDD9CE

Channel breakdown

R231
G222
B196
Red231 (90.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue44.57°
Saturation (HSL)42.17%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G DE · B C4

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