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Recognised as Colour

#E9DCD7

  • #E9DCD7
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E9DCD7 is a orange with RGB values 233, 220, 215 and HSL 17°, 29%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E9DCD7#E9DCD7
HEX#E9DCD7
RGBrgb(233, 220, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8627, 0.8431
RGB percentages91.4%, 86.3%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(16.7, 29%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.7, 7.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 7.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,326,423
CSS custom property--colour: #E9DCD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.68:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#162328

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDDD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E0D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EDDADBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 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 text15.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.5Misty rose · ΔE 6.6Light grey · ΔE 6.8Linen · ΔE 7.2Sea shell · ΔE 8.6Lavender blush · ΔE 9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7E4E9
Analogous#E9D7DB, #E9E5D7
Triadic#D7E9DC, #DCD7E9
Split complementary#D7E9E5, #D7DBE9
Tetradic#DBE9D7, #D7E4E9, #E5D7E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBF9F8
Darker −10%#D7BFB6
Darker −20%#C5A295
Darker −30%#B38674
Darker −40%#9D6A57
More saturated +25%#F1D9CF
Less saturated −25%#E1DFDF

Channel breakdown

R233
G220
B215
Red233 (91.4%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue16.67°
Saturation (HSL)29.03%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G DC · B D7

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