Recognised as Colour
#EECE8E
- #EECE8E
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Navajo white
#EECE8E is a orange with RGB values 238, 206, 142 and HSL 40°, 74%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navajo white.
Colour values
#EECE8E#EECE8E
HEX#EECE8E
RGBrgb(238, 206, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8078, 0.5569
RGB percentages93.3%, 80.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(40, 73.8%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 40.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 13.4%, 40.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,650,446
CSS custom property--colour: #EECE8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.85:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#113171
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EAEEE
Analogous#EE9E8E, #DEEE8E
Triadic#8EEECE, #CE8EEE
Split complementary#8EDEEE, #9E8EEE
Tetradic#8EEE9E, #8EAEEE, #EE8EDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G206
B142
Red238 (93.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)73.85%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G CE · B 8E
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