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Recognised as Colour

#F9ECD7

  • #F9ECD7
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#F9ECD7 is a orange with RGB values 249, 236, 215 and HSL 37°, 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

#F9ECD7#F9ECD7
HEX#F9ECD7
RGBrgb(249, 236, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.9255, 0.8431
RGB percentages97.6%, 92.5%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(37.1, 73.9%, 91%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.1, 13.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 13.7%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,379,095
CSS custom property--colour: #F9ECD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness237.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.01:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#061328

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2ECD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5EFD8no 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 10.3 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 text18.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 0.9Papaya whip · ΔE 3Old lace · ΔE 4.7Blanched almond · ΔE 5.4Cornsilk · ΔE 5.4Beige · ΔE 5.6
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 0.91, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7E4F9
Analogous#F9DBD7, #F5F9D7
Triadic#D7F9EC, #ECD7F9
Split complementary#D7F5F9, #DBD7F9
Tetradic#D7F9DB, #D7E4F9, #F9D7F5

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%#F2D7AB
Darker −20%#ECC27E
Darker −30%#E5AD52
Darker −40%#DE9826
More saturated +25%#FFEDD1
Less saturated −25%#F3EBDD

Channel breakdown

R249
G236
B215
Red249 (97.6%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue37.06°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness90.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G EC · B D7

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