Recognised as Colour

#EDDEC2

#EDDEC2
Orange
Light
Nearest: Blanched almond

#EDDEC2 is a orange with RGB values 237, 222, 194 and HSL 39°, 54%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.

Colour values

#EDDEC2#EDDEC2

HEX#EDDEC2

RGBrgb(237, 222, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8706, 0.7608

RGB percentages92.9%, 87.1%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(39.1, 54.4%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.1, 18.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 6.3%, 18.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,589,058

CSS custom property--colour: #EDDEC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.83:1

Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#12213D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5DDC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9E1C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F5D9D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blanched almond · ΔE 5.3 Bisque · ΔE 5.9 Papaya whip · ΔE 6.2 Antique white · ΔE 6.4 Wheat · ΔE 8.5 Cornsilk · ΔE 9

Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 5.34, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2D1ED

Analogous#EDC9C2, #E7EDC2

Triadic#C2EDDE, #DEC2ED

Split complementary#C2E7ED, #C9C2ED

Tetradic#C2EDC9, #C2D1ED, #EDC2E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9F3E9

Darker −10%#E1C99B

Darker −20%#D6B373

Darker −30%#CA9E4C

Darker −40%#AF8434

More saturated +25%#F7E1B8

Less saturated −25%#E3DBCC

Channel breakdown

R237

G222

B194

Red237 (92.9%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue39.07°

Saturation (HSL)54.43%

Lightness84.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G DE · B C2

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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