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Recognised as Colour

#F9ECD6

  • #F9ECD6
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#F9ECD6 is a orange with RGB values 249, 236, 214 and HSL 38°, 74%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#F9ECD6#F9ECD6
HEX#F9ECD6
RGBrgb(249, 236, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.9255, 0.8392
RGB percentages97.6%, 92.5%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(37.7, 74.5%, 90.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.7, 14.1%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 14.1%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,379,094
CSS custom property--colour: #F9ECD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness237.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#061329

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2EBD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5EFD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE8E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 1.3Papaya whip · ΔE 2.6Blanched almond · ΔE 5Old lace · ΔE 5Cornsilk · ΔE 5.1Beige · ΔE 5.4
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 1.25, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6E3F9
Analogous#F9DBD6, #F4F9D6
Triadic#D6F9EC, #ECD6F9
Split complementary#D6F4F9, #DBD6F9
Tetradic#D6F9DB, #D6E3F9, #F9D6F4

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%#F2D7AA
Darker −20%#ECC37D
Darker −30%#E5AE51
Darker −40%#DF9A24
More saturated +25%#FFEED0
Less saturated −25%#F3EADC

Channel breakdown

R249
G236
B214
Red249 (97.6%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue37.71°
Saturation (HSL)74.47%
Lightness90.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G EC · B D6

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