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Recognised as Colour

#F9ECD8

  • #F9ECD8
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#F9ECD8 is a orange with RGB values 249, 236, 216 and HSL 36°, 73%, 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

#F9ECD8#F9ECD8
HEX#F9ECD8
RGBrgb(249, 236, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.9255, 0.8471
RGB percentages97.6%, 92.5%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(36.4, 73.3%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.4, 13.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 13.3%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,379,096
CSS custom property--colour: #F9ECD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness237.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.02:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#061327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2ECD7no 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 3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE8E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 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 text18.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 0.8Papaya whip · ΔE 3.5Old lace · ΔE 4.3Linen · ΔE 5.5Cornsilk · ΔE 5.7Beige · ΔE 5.8
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 0.78, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8E5F9
Analogous#F9DCD8, #F5F9D8
Triadic#D8F9EC, #ECD8F9
Split complementary#D8F5F9, #DCD8F9
Tetradic#D8F9DC, #D8E5F9, #F9D8F5

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%#F2D6AC
Darker −20%#EBC180
Darker −30%#E5AB53
Darker −40%#DE9627
More saturated +25%#FFEDD2
Less saturated −25%#F3EBDE

Channel breakdown

R249
G236
B216
Red249 (97.6%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue36.36°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G EC · B D8

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