Colour

#EDEBE5

#EDEBE5
Orange
Light
Nearest: Linen

#EDEBE5 is a orange with RGB values 237, 235, 229 and HSL 45°, 18%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Linen.

Colour values

#EDEBE5#EDEBE5

HEX#EDEBE5

RGBrgb(237, 235, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9216, 0.898

RGB percentages92.9%, 92.2%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(45, 18.2%, 91.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45, 3.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 0.8%, 3.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,592,421

CSS custom property--colour: #EDEBE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness234.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.62:1

Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB

Inverted#12141A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDEBE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDEBE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#EFEAE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Linen · ΔE 4.2 White smoke · ΔE 4.7 Sea shell · ΔE 5 Floral white · ΔE 5.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 6.2 Old lace · ΔE 6.3

Nearest named CSS colourLinen (#FAF0E6)ΔE 4.2, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5E7ED

Analogous#EDE7E5, #EBEDE5

Triadic#E5EDEB, #EBE5ED

Split complementary#E5EBED, #E7E5ED

Tetradic#E5EDE7, #E5E7ED, #EDE5EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#D8D4C7

Darker −20%#C3BDA9

Darker −30%#AEA58B

Darker −40%#9A8E6C

More saturated +25%#F3EEE0

Less saturated −25%#E9E9E9

Channel breakdown

R237

G235

B229

Red237 (92.9%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue45°

Saturation (HSL)18.18%

Lightness91.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G EB · B E5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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