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Recognised as Colour

#F5DCAD

  • #F5DCAD
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Wheat

#F5DCAD is a orange with RGB values 245, 220, 173 and HSL 39°, 78%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#F5DCAD#F5DCAD
HEX#F5DCAD
RGBrgb(245, 220, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.8627, 0.6784
RGB percentages96.1%, 86.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(39.2, 78.3%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.2, 29.4%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 29.4%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,112,813
CSS custom property--colour: #F5DCAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.72:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#0A2352

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8DBAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEE2AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD4CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 2.4Moccasin · ΔE 3.1Navajo white · ΔE 3.7Peach puff · ΔE 8.2Bisque · ΔE 8.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.5
Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 2.37, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADC6F5
Analogous#F5B8AD, #EAF5AD
Triadic#ADF5DC, #DCADF5
Split complementary#ADEAF5, #B8ADF5
Tetradic#ADF5B8, #ADC6F5, #F5ADEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBEFDA
Darker −10%#EFC980
Darker −20%#EAB552
Darker −30%#E4A225
Darker −40%#BF8517
More saturated +25%#FFDFA3
Less saturated −25%#EAD8B9

Channel breakdown

R245
G220
B173
Red245 (96.1%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue39.17°
Saturation (HSL)78.26%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G DC · B AD

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