Recognised as Colour
#EDD8AB
- #EDD8AB
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#EDD8AB is a orange with RGB values 237, 216, 171 and HSL 41°, 65%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#EDD8AB#EDD8AB
HEX#EDD8AB
RGBrgb(237, 216, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8471, 0.6706
RGB percentages92.9%, 84.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(40.9, 64.7%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.9, 27.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 27.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,587,499
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD8AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.01:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#122754
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABC0ED
Analogous#EDB7AB, #E1EDAB
Triadic#ABEDD8, #D8ABED
Split complementary#ABE1ED, #B7ABED
Tetradic#ABEDB7, #ABC0ED, #EDABE1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G216
B171
Red237 (92.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue40.91°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D8 · B AB
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