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Recognised as Colour

#FCEDD5

  • #FCEDD5
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Papaya whip

#FCEDD5 is a orange with RGB values 252, 237, 213 and HSL 37°, 87%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Papaya whip.

Colour values

#FCEDD5#FCEDD5
HEX#FCEDD5
RGBrgb(252, 237, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9294, 0.8353
RGB percentages98.8%, 92.9%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(36.9, 86.7%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.9, 15.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 6%, 15.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,575,957
CSS custom property--colour: #FCEDD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness239 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.21:1
Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE
Inverted#03122A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4EDD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8F0D6no 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 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Papaya whip · ΔE 1.3Antique white · ΔE 2.1Blanched almond · ΔE 3.7Cornsilk · ΔE 4.7Beige · ΔE 5.8Old lace · ΔE 5.9
Nearest named CSS colourPapaya whip (#FFEFD5)ΔE 1.3, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5E4FC
Analogous#FCDAD5, #F8FCD5
Triadic#D5FCED, #EDD5FC
Split complementary#D5F8FC, #DAD5FC
Tetradic#D5FCDA, #D5E4FC, #FCD5F8

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%#F9D9A5
Darker −20%#F5C476
Darker −30%#F2B046
Darker −40%#EE9B17
More saturated +25%#FFEED2
Less saturated −25%#F6ECDB

Channel breakdown

R252
G237
B213
Red252 (98.8%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue36.92°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G ED · B D5

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