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Recognised as Colour

#EED9CB

  • #EED9CB
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#EED9CB is a orange with RGB values 238, 217, 203 and HSL 24°, 51%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#EED9CB#EED9CB
HEX#EED9CB
RGBrgb(238, 217, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.851, 0.7961
RGB percentages93.3%, 85.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(24, 50.7%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24, 14.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 14.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,653,323
CSS custom property--colour: #EED9CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.42:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#112634

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDACAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4DFCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F5D5D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 6.8Misty rose · ΔE 7.6Linen · ΔE 8.7Papaya whip · ΔE 9.4Blanched almond · ΔE 10Old lace · ΔE 10.1
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 6.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBE0EE
Analogous#EECBCF, #EEEBCB
Triadic#CBEED9, #D9CBEE
Split complementary#CBEEEB, #CBCFEE
Tetradic#CFEECB, #CBE0EE, #EBCBEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBF5F1
Darker −10%#E1BDA5
Darker −20%#D5A17E
Darker −30%#C88558
Darker −40%#B36A3A
More saturated +25%#F7D7C2
Less saturated −25%#E5DBD4

Channel breakdown

R238
G217
B203
Red238 (93.3%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue24°
Saturation (HSL)50.72%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G D9 · B CB

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