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Recognised as Colour

#EDBD99

  • #EDBD99
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#EDBD99 is a orange with RGB values 237, 189, 153 and HSL 26°, 70%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#EDBD99#EDBD99
HEX#EDBD99
RGBrgb(237, 189, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7412, 0.6
RGB percentages92.9%, 74.1%, 60%
HSLhsl(25.7, 70%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.7, 35.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 20.3%, 35.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,580,569
CSS custom property--colour: #EDBD99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.34:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#124266

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CBC097no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7CB99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#FBB4B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 8.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#99C9ED
Analogous#ED999F, #EDE799
Triadic#99EDBD, #BD99ED
Split complementary#99EDE7, #999FED
Tetradic#9FED99, #99C9ED, #E799ED

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF5F0
Lighter +10%#F5D9C4
Darker −10%#E5A16E
Darker −20%#DE8542
Darker −30%#C96B24
Darker −40%#9E541C
More saturated +25%#FCBB8A
Less saturated −25%#DEBFA8

Channel breakdown

R237
G189
B153
Red237 (92.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue25.71°
Saturation (HSL)70%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G BD · B 99

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