Recognised as Colour

#EED4AC

#EED4AC
Orange
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#EED4AC is a orange with RGB values 238, 212, 172 and HSL 36°, 66%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#EED4AC#EED4AC

HEX#EED4AC

RGBrgb(238, 212, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8314, 0.6745

RGB percentages93.3%, 83.1%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(36.4, 66%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.4, 27.7%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 10.9%, 27.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,652,012

CSS custom property--colour: #EED4AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.65:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7

Inverted#112B53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFD4A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5DAADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F9CCC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 3.7 Peach puff · ΔE 6.3 Moccasin · ΔE 6.5 Navajo white · ΔE 6.6 Bisque · ΔE 7.3 Blanched almond · ΔE 9.9

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 3.7, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACC6EE

Analogous#EEB3AC, #E7EEAC

Triadic#ACEED4, #D4ACEE

Split complementary#ACE7EE, #B3ACEE

Tetradic#ACEEB3, #ACC6EE, #EEACE7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F7EAD6

Darker −10%#E5BE82

Darker −20%#DDA857

Darker −30%#D4922D

Darker −40%#AB7523

More saturated +25%#FBD7A0

Less saturated −25%#E2D1B9

Channel breakdown

R238

G212

B172

Red238 (93.3%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue36.36°

Saturation (HSL)66%

Lightness80.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G D4 · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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