Colour
#ECE2DD
- #ECE2DD
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#ECE2DD is a orange with RGB values 236, 226, 221 and HSL 20°, 28%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.
Colour values
#ECE2DD#ECE2DD
HEX#ECE2DD
RGBrgb(236, 226, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8863, 0.8667
RGB percentages92.5%, 88.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(20, 28.3%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 6.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 6.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,524,573
CSS custom property--colour: #ECE2DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.49:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#131D22
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDE7EC
Analogous#ECDDE0, #ECEADD
Triadic#DDECE2, #E2DDEC
Split complementary#DDECEA, #DDE0EC
Tetradic#E0ECDD, #DDE7EC, #EADDEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G226
B221
Red236 (92.5%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)28.3%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G E2 · B DD
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