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Recognised as Colour

#E8D9CD

  • #E8D9CD
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#E8D9CD is a orange with RGB values 232, 217, 205 and HSL 27°, 37%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#E8D9CD#E8D9CD
HEX#E8D9CD
RGBrgb(232, 217, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.851, 0.8039
RGB percentages91%, 85.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(26.7, 37%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.7, 11.6%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 11.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,260,109
CSS custom property--colour: #E8D9CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.24:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#172632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDACCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1DDCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EDD6D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 7.3Linen · ΔE 8.1Misty rose · ΔE 8.1Gainsboro · ΔE 8.4Light grey · ΔE 8.9Old lace · ΔE 9.7
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 7.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDDCE8
Analogous#E8CDCF, #E8E7CD
Triadic#CDE8D9, #D9CDE8
Split complementary#CDE8E7, #CDCFE8
Tetradic#CFE8CD, #CDDCE8, #E7CDE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F4F0
Darker −10%#D8BEAA
Darker −20%#C8A487
Darker −30%#B88964
Darker −40%#A07049
More saturated +25%#F1D8C4
Less saturated −25%#DFDAD6

Channel breakdown

R232
G217
B205
Red232 (91%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue26.67°
Saturation (HSL)36.99%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G D9 · B CD

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