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Recognised as Colour

#F6E6CD

  • #F6E6CD
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Papaya whip

#F6E6CD is a orange with RGB values 246, 230, 205 and HSL 37°, 69%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Papaya whip.

Colour values

#F6E6CD#F6E6CD
HEX#F6E6CD
RGBrgb(246, 230, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.902, 0.8039
RGB percentages96.5%, 90.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(36.6, 69.5%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.6, 16.7%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 16.7%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,180,941
CSS custom property--colour: #F6E6CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.12:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#091932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDE6CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1EACEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FEE1DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 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 text17.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Papaya whip · ΔE 3.2Antique white · ΔE 3.2Blanched almond · ΔE 3.6Bisque · ΔE 5.7Cornsilk · ΔE 6.6Beige · ΔE 7.2
Nearest named CSS colourPapaya whip (#FFEFD5)ΔE 3.15, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDDDF6
Analogous#F6D2CD, #F2F6CD
Triadic#CDF6E6, #E6CDF6
Split complementary#CDF2F6, #D2CDF6
Tetradic#CDF6D2, #CDDDF6, #F6CDF2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFCF8
Darker −10%#EED0A2
Darker −20%#E6BB77
Darker −30%#DFA54B
Darker −40%#D18E26
More saturated +25%#FDE8C6
Less saturated −25%#EFE4D4

Channel breakdown

R246
G230
B205
Red246 (96.5%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue36.59°
Saturation (HSL)69.49%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G E6 · B CD

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