Recognised as Colour

#EDDCAC

#EDDCAC
Orange
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#EDDCAC is a orange with RGB values 237, 220, 172 and HSL 44°, 64%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#EDDCAC#EDDCAC

HEX#EDDCAC

RGBrgb(237, 220, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8627, 0.6745

RGB percentages92.9%, 86.3%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(44.3, 64.4%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44.3, 27.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 7.2%, 27.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,588,524

CSS custom property--colour: #EDDCAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.43:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#122353

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7DAA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBDFADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F8D4CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 3.6 Moccasin · ΔE 5.3 Navajo white · ΔE 6.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.5 Bisque · ΔE 9.7 Peach puff · ΔE 10.7

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 3.62, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ACBDED

Analogous#EDBCAC, #DEEDAC

Triadic#ACEDDC, #DCACED

Split complementary#ACDDED, #BCACED

Tetradic#ACEDBC, #ACBDED, #EDACDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6EED6

Darker −10%#E4CA82

Darker −20%#DBB958

Darker −30%#D2A72E

Darker −40%#A88625

More saturated +25%#FAE29F

Less saturated −25%#E0D6B9

Channel breakdown

R237

G220

B172

Red237 (92.9%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue44.31°

Saturation (HSL)64.36%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G DC · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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