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Recognised as Colour

#E9E0C9

  • #E9E0C9
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#E9E0C9 is a orange with RGB values 233, 224, 201 and HSL 43°, 42%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#E9E0C9#E9E0C9
HEX#E9E0C9
RGBrgb(233, 224, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8784, 0.7882
RGB percentages91.4%, 87.8%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(43.1, 42.1%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.1, 13.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 3.9%, 13.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,327,433
CSS custom property--colour: #E9E0C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.97:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#161F36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6DFC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8E2CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EFDCD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 5.2Papaya whip · ΔE 6.5Blanched almond · ΔE 7.1Beige · ΔE 7.5Cornsilk · ΔE 8.5Old lace · ΔE 8.6
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9D2E9
Analogous#E9D0C9, #E2E9C9
Triadic#C9E9E0, #E0C9E9
Split complementary#C9E2E9, #D0C9E9
Tetradic#C9E9D0, #C9D2E9, #E9C9E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F5ED
Darker −10%#DACBA5
Darker −20%#CBB681
Darker −30%#BDA25C
Darker −40%#A38843
More saturated +25%#F3E4C0
Less saturated −25%#DFDCD3

Channel breakdown

R233
G224
B201
Red233 (91.4%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue43.13°
Saturation (HSL)42.11%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G E0 · B C9

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