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Recognised as Colour

#F6E5CD

  • #F6E5CD
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#F6E5CD is a orange with RGB values 246, 229, 205 and HSL 35°, 69%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#F6E5CD#F6E5CD
HEX#F6E5CD
RGBrgb(246, 229, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.898, 0.8039
RGB percentages96.5%, 89.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(35.1, 69.5%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.1, 16.7%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 16.7%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,180,685
CSS custom property--colour: #F6E5CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.01:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#091A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECE5CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0E9CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FEE0DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 3Papaya whip · ΔE 3.5Blanched almond · ΔE 3.9Bisque · ΔE 5.8Cornsilk · ΔE 7.1Beige · ΔE 7.7
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 3.04, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDDEF6
Analogous#F6D1CD, #F3F6CD
Triadic#CDF6E5, #E5CDF6
Split complementary#CDF3F6, #D1CDF6
Tetradic#CDF6D1, #CDDEF6, #F6CDF3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFBF8
Darker −10%#EECFA2
Darker −20%#E6B877
Darker −30%#DFA24B
Darker −40%#D18A26
More saturated +25%#FDE6C6
Less saturated −25%#EFE4D4

Channel breakdown

R246
G229
B205
Red246 (96.5%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue35.12°
Saturation (HSL)69.49%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G E5 · B CD

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