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Recognised as Colour

#CE8B2A

  • #CE8B2A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CE8B2A is a orange with RGB values 206, 139, 42 and HSL 35°, 66%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#CE8B2A#CE8B2A
HEX#CE8B2A
RGBrgb(206, 139, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5451, 0.1647
RGB percentages80.8%, 54.5%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(35.5, 66.1%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.5, 79.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 32.5%, 79.6%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,536,042
CSS custom property--colour: #CE8B2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#3174D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A28F19no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B29F2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E17A78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 9.7Peru · ΔE 11.2Goldenrod · ΔE 15.8Sandy brown · ΔE 16.8Chocolate · ΔE 20.8Orange · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A6DCE
Analogous#CE392A, #BFCE2A
Triadic#2ACE8B, #8B2ACE
Split complementary#2ABFCE, #392ACE
Tetradic#2ACE39, #2A6DCE, #CE2ABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E6CF
Lighter +30%#EDCFA4
Lighter +20%#E4B97A
Lighter +10%#DBA250
Darker −10%#A46E21
Darker −20%#795219
Darker −30%#4F3510
Darker −40%#251907
More saturated +25%#ED910B
Less saturated −25%#AF8549

Channel breakdown

R206
G139
B42
Red206 (80.8%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue35.49°
Saturation (HSL)66.13%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 8B · B 2A

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