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Recognised as Colour

#F9ECDC

  • #F9ECDC
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#F9ECDC is a orange with RGB values 249, 236, 220 and HSL 33°, 71%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#F9ECDC#F9ECDC
HEX#F9ECDC
RGBrgb(249, 236, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.9255, 0.8627
RGB percentages97.6%, 92.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(33.1, 70.7%, 92%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.1, 11.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 11.6%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,379,100
CSS custom property--colour: #F9ECDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness238.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.06:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE
Inverted#061323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1ECDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4EFDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE9E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 2.2Old lace · ΔE 3.4Linen · ΔE 3.5Papaya whip · ΔE 5.3Sea shell · ΔE 5.7Floral white · ΔE 6.2
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 2.22, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCE9F9
Analogous#F9DEDC, #F8F9DC
Triadic#DCF9EC, #ECDCF9
Split complementary#DCF8F9, #DEDCF9
Tetradic#DCF9DE, #DCE9F9, #F9DCF8

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%#F2D4B0
Darker −20%#EABD85
Darker −30%#E3A559
Darker −40%#DB8D2E
More saturated +25%#FEEDD7
Less saturated −25%#F4EBE1

Channel breakdown

R249
G236
B220
Red249 (97.6%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue33.1°
Saturation (HSL)70.73%
Lightness91.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G EC · B DC

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