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Recognised as Colour

#FEC9AD

  • #FEC9AD
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Peach puff

#FEC9AD is a orange with RGB values 254, 201, 173 and HSL 21°, 98%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peach puff.

Colour values

#FEC9AD#FEC9AD
HEX#FEC9AD
RGBrgb(254, 201, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.7882, 0.6784
RGB percentages99.6%, 78.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(20.7, 97.6%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.7, 31.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 20.9%, 31.9%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,697,773
CSS custom property--colour: #FEC9AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.17:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#013652

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7CEABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D8ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#FFC0C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peach puff · ΔE 8.2Bisque · ΔE 12.9Navajo white · ΔE 13.7Burlywood · ΔE 14.3Tan · ΔE 14.5Wheat · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourPeach puff (#FFDAB9)ΔE 8.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADE2FE
Analogous#FEADBA, #FEF2AD
Triadic#ADFEC9, #C9ADFE
Split complementary#ADFEF2, #ADBAFE
Tetradic#BAFEAD, #ADE2FE, #F1ADFE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFEADF
Darker −10%#FDA87B
Darker −20%#FD8748
Darker −30%#FC6516
Darker −40%#DC4E03
More saturated +25%#FFC9AC
Less saturated −25%#F4CCB7

Channel breakdown

R254
G201
B173
Red254 (99.6%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue20.74°
Saturation (HSL)97.59%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G C9 · B AD

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