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Recognised as Colour

#EFE5E1

  • #EFE5E1
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Linen

#EFE5E1 is a orange with RGB values 239, 229, 225 and HSL 17°, 30%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Linen.

Colour values

#EFE5E1#EFE5E1
HEX#EFE5E1
RGBrgb(239, 229, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.898, 0.8824
RGB percentages93.7%, 89.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(17.1, 30.4%, 91%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.1, 5.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 5.9%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,721,953
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE5E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.97:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#101A1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E6E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAE8E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F2E4E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Linen · ΔE 4.8Gainsboro · ΔE 5.7Sea shell · ΔE 5.7Misty rose · ΔE 6.4White smoke · ΔE 6.4Lavender blush · ΔE 6.6
Nearest named CSS colourLinen (#FAF0E6)ΔE 4.8, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1EBEF
Analogous#EFE1E4, #EFECE1
Triadic#E1EFE5, #E5E1EF
Split complementary#E1EFEC, #E1E4EF
Tetradic#E4EFE1, #E1EBEF, #ECE1EF

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%#DDC8C0
Darker −20%#CCAB9E
Darker −30%#BA8F7D
Darker −40%#A8725C
More saturated +25%#F5E3DB
Less saturated −25%#E9E7E7

Channel breakdown

R239
G229
B225
Red239 (93.7%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue17.14°
Saturation (HSL)30.43%
Lightness90.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G E5 · B E1

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