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Recognised as Colour

#E7DEC5

  • #E7DEC5
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#E7DEC5 is a orange with RGB values 231, 222, 197 and HSL 44°, 41%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#E7DEC5#E7DEC5
HEX#E7DEC5
RGBrgb(231, 222, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8706, 0.7725
RGB percentages90.6%, 87.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(44.1, 41.5%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.1, 14.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.9%, 14.7%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,195,845
CSS custom property--colour: #E7DEC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.65:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#18213A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4DDC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6DFC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EDDAD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 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 text15.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 6.2Papaya whip · ΔE 7Blanched almond · ΔE 7.2Beige · ΔE 8.1Bisque · ΔE 8.6Cornsilk · ΔE 9
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 6.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5CEE7
Analogous#E7CDC5, #DFE7C5
Triadic#C5E7DE, #DEC5E7
Split complementary#C5DFE7, #CDC5E7
Tetradic#C5E7CD, #C5CEE7, #E7C5DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F3E9
Darker −10%#D8C9A1
Darker −20%#C9B57D
Darker −30%#BAA059
Darker −40%#9E8642
More saturated +25%#F1E3BB
Less saturated −25%#DDD9CF

Channel breakdown

R231
G222
B197
Red231 (90.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue44.12°
Saturation (HSL)41.46%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G DE · B C5

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