Recognised as Colour
#F2E4BB
- #F2E4BB
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#F2E4BB is a orange with RGB values 242, 228, 187 and HSL 45°, 68%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#F2E4BB#F2E4BB
HEX#F2E4BB
RGBrgb(242, 228, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8941, 0.7333
RGB percentages94.9%, 89.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(44.7, 67.9%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.7, 22.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 22.7%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,918,267
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E4BB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.59:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#0D1B44
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBC9F2
Analogous#F2C8BB, #E4F2BB
Triadic#BBF2E4, #E4BBF2
Split complementary#BBE4F2, #C9BBF2
Tetradic#BBF2C8, #BBC9F2, #F2BBE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G228
B187
Red242 (94.9%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue44.73°
Saturation (HSL)67.9%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E4 · B BB
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