Colonial White is a light pastel shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Pastel Orange, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Colonial White is a pastel color. Colonial White is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Colonial White is #FFEDBC.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Colonial White has 100%% Red, 93% Green, and 74% Blue.
Colonial White has 44° Hue, 26% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Colonial White has 44° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 87% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Colonial White has 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 26% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FFEDBC |
|
RGB |
(255, 237, 188) |
(100%, 93%, 74%) |
HSV |
(44°, 26, 100) |
(12%, 26%, 100%) |
HSL |
(44°, 100, 87) |
(12%, 100%, 87%) |
CMYK |
(0, 7, 26, 0) |
(0%, 7%, 26%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Colonial White is 86%, which is high.
Colonial White has a higher contrast with black than white.
Colonial White and black have a 18.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Colonial White and white have a 1.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
86% |
AAA (18.1) |
insufficient (1.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Colonial White paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 15% Yellow, 11% Red, 74% White, as shown below.
Yellow
15%
Red
11%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
74%
To mix Colonial White paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 6% Magenta, 21% Yellow, 74% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
6%
Yellow
21%
Black
0%
White
74%
Colors similar to Colonial White are: Egg White, Astra, Blond, Light Tan, and Sandy Beach. Astra is darker than Colonial White. Blond is more yellow than Colonial White. Light Tan is more yellow and brighter than Colonial White. Sandy Beach is more orange and paler than Colonial White.