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Recognised as Colour

#F8EADD

  • #F8EADD
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Linen

#F8EADD is a orange with RGB values 248, 234, 221 and HSL 29°, 66%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Linen.

Colour values

#F8EADD#F8EADD
HEX#F8EADD
RGBrgb(248, 234, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.9176, 0.8667
RGB percentages97.3%, 91.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(28.9, 65.9%, 92%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.9, 10.9%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 10.9%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,313,053
CSS custom property--colour: #F8EADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.8:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#071522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFEADCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2EDDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FDE7E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Linen · ΔE 2.9Antique white · ΔE 3.6Old lace · ΔE 4.1Sea shell · ΔE 5Floral white · ΔE 6.2Papaya whip · ΔE 6.8
Nearest named CSS colourLinen (#FAF0E6)ΔE 2.86, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDEBF8
Analogous#F8DDDE, #F8F8DD
Triadic#DDF8EA, #EADDF8
Split complementary#DDF8F8, #DDDEF8
Tetradic#DEF8DD, #DDEBF8, #F8DDF8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#EFD0B3
Darker −20%#E7B688
Darker −30%#DE9C5E
Darker −40%#D58234
More saturated +25%#FDEAD8
Less saturated −25%#F3EAE2

Channel breakdown

R248
G234
B221
Red248 (97.3%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue28.89°
Saturation (HSL)65.85%
Lightness91.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G EA · B DD

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