Colour

#FFECE5

#FFECE5
Orange
Light
Nearest: Linen

#FFECE5 is a orange with RGB values 255, 236, 229 and HSL 16°, 100%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Linen.

Colour values

#FFECE5#FFECE5

HEX#FFECE5

RGBrgb(255, 236, 229)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9255, 0.898

RGB percentages100%, 92.5%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(16.2, 100%, 94.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(16.2, 10.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.5%, 10.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,772,325

CSS custom property--colour: #FFECE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness241.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.38:1

Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F0F0F0

Inverted#00131A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F0EEE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5F1E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE9EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 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 text18.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Linen · ΔE 3.7 Sea shell · ΔE 4.1 Misty rose · ΔE 4.1 Old lace · ΔE 6 Lavender blush · ΔE 6.5 Floral white · ΔE 6.5

Nearest named CSS colourLinen (#FAF0E6)ΔE 3.67, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E5F8FF

Analogous#FFE5EB, #FFF9E5

Triadic#E5FFEC, #ECE5FF

Split complementary#E5FFF9, #E5EBFF

Tetradic#EBFFE5, #E5F8FF, #F9E5FF

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%#FFC7B2

Darker −20%#FFA17F

Darker −30%#FF7C4C

Darker −40%#FF5719

More saturated +25%#FFECE5

Less saturated −25%#FCEDE8

Channel breakdown

R255

G236

B229

Red255 (100%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue16.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness94.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EC · B E5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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