Information about Quarter Fossil color

#E4DCCB - Quarter Fossil color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E4DCCB ("Quarter Fossil") belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(228, 220, 203) — 89.4% red, 86.3% green, 79.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 10 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E4DCCB is a moderately toned amber-leaning orange that radiates an almost-white brightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Triple Rice Cake (#E5DECD). Slightly further away sit Bone (#E3DAC9) and Vintage Lace (#E7DCCA).

The recipe behind #E4DCCB is rgb(228, 220, 203), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E4DCCB: 15.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. The name "Quarter Fossil" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Quarter Fossil color variations

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Quarter Fossil color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Quarter Fossil

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Quarter Fossil color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E4DCCB
  • RGB228, 220, 203
  • CMYK0, 3, 10, 11
  • CSSrgb(228, 220, 203)
  • HSL41°, 32%, 85%
  • HSL Precise40.8°, 31.646%, 84.51%
  • HSV41°, 11%, 89%
  • HSB41°, 11%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.894, 0.863, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.894, 0.863, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.894, 0.863, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDE4DCCB
  • DECIMAL ID14998731
  • Name Length14
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