Recognised as Colour
#EED4AD
- #EED4AD
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#EED4AD is a orange with RGB values 238, 212, 173 and HSL 36°, 66%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#EED4AD#EED4AD
HEX#EED4AD
RGBrgb(238, 212, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8314, 0.6784
RGB percentages93.3%, 83.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(36, 65.7%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36, 27.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 27.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,652,013
CSS custom property--colour: #EED4AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.66:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#112B52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADC7EE
Analogous#EEB4AD, #E8EEAD
Triadic#ADEED4, #D4ADEE
Split complementary#ADE8EE, #B3ADEE
Tetradic#ADEEB4, #ADC7EE, #EEADE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G212
B173
Red238 (93.3%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue36°
Saturation (HSL)65.66%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G D4 · B AD
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