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Recognised as Colour

#EDE2D9

  • #EDE2D9
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Linen

#EDE2D9 is a orange with RGB values 237, 226, 217 and HSL 27°, 36%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Linen.

Colour values

#EDE2D9#EDE2D9
HEX#EDE2D9
RGBrgb(237, 226, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8863, 0.851
RGB percentages92.9%, 88.6%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(27, 35.7%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27, 8.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 8.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,105
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE2D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.48:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#121D26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5E2D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8E5D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F1E0DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Linen · ΔE 4.8Antique white · ΔE 6.6Sea shell · ΔE 6.7Gainsboro · ΔE 6.7Misty rose · ΔE 6.9Old lace · ΔE 7
Nearest named CSS colourLinen (#FAF0E6)ΔE 4.84, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9E4ED
Analogous#EDD9DA, #EDECD9
Triadic#D9EDE2, #E2D9ED
Split complementary#D9EDEC, #D9DAED
Tetradic#DAEDD9, #D9E4ED, #ECD9ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFCFC
Darker −10%#DDC8B6
Darker −20%#CCAD94
Darker −30%#BC9371
Darker −40%#AA7950
More saturated +25%#F4E1D2
Less saturated −25%#E6E3E0

Channel breakdown

R237
G226
B217
Red237 (92.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue27°
Saturation (HSL)35.71%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E2 · B D9

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