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Recognised as Colour

#F8E5BD

  • #F8E5BD
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Wheat

#F8E5BD is a orange with RGB values 248, 229, 189 and HSL 41°, 81%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#F8E5BD#F8E5BD
HEX#F8E5BD
RGBrgb(248, 229, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.898, 0.7412
RGB percentages97.3%, 89.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(40.7, 80.8%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.7, 23.8%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 23.8%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,311,741
CSS custom property--colour: #F8E5BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.93:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#071A42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFE4BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4E9BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDEDAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 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 text16.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 3.2Moccasin · ΔE 4.9Bisque · ΔE 5Blanched almond · ΔE 5.7Navajo white · ΔE 7.7Peach puff · ΔE 8
Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 3.25, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDD0F8
Analogous#F8C7BD, #EEF8BD
Triadic#BDF8E5, #E5BDF8
Split complementary#BDEEF8, #C8BDF8
Tetradic#BDF8C7, #BDD0F8, #F8BDEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDF7EB
Darker −10%#F3D38F
Darker −20%#EEC161
Darker −30%#E9AF33
Darker −40%#D39616
More saturated +25%#FFE7B6
Less saturated −25%#EFE2C6

Channel breakdown

R248
G229
B189
Red248 (97.3%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue40.68°
Saturation (HSL)80.82%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G E5 · B BD

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