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Recognised as Colour

#F9EFDE

  • #F9EFDE
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Old lace

#F9EFDE is a orange with RGB values 249, 239, 222 and HSL 38°, 69%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Old lace.

Colour values

#F9EFDE#F9EFDE
HEX#F9EFDE
RGBrgb(249, 239, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.9373, 0.8706
RGB percentages97.6%, 93.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(37.8, 69.2%, 92.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.8, 10.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 10.8%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,379,870
CSS custom property--colour: #F9EFDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness240.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.43:1
Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F0F0F0
Inverted#061021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4EFDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6F1DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FEECEAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Old lace · ΔE 2.4Antique white · ΔE 2.7Linen · ΔE 3.6Papaya whip · ΔE 5.2Floral white · ΔE 5.4Beige · ΔE 5.5
Nearest named CSS colourOld lace (#FDF5E6)ΔE 2.37, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEE8F9
Analogous#F9E2DE, #F6F9DE
Triadic#DEF9EF, #EFDEF9
Split complementary#DEF5F9, #E2DEF9
Tetradic#DEF9E2, #DEE8F9, #F9DEF5

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%#F1DAB3
Darker −20%#E9C588
Darker −30%#E1B05D
Darker −40%#DA9B31
More saturated +25%#FEF0D9
Less saturated −25%#F4EEE3

Channel breakdown

R249
G239
B222
Red249 (97.6%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue37.78°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness92.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G EF · B DE

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