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Recognised as Colour

#CE966A

  • #CE966A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#CE966A is a orange with RGB values 206, 150, 106 and HSL 26°, 51%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#CE966A#CE966A
HEX#CE966A
RGBrgb(206, 150, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5882, 0.4157
RGB percentages80.8%, 58.8%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(26.4, 50.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.4, 48.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 27.2%, 48.5%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,538,922
CSS custom property--colour: #CE966A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#316995

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A79A67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A76Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DD8B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.3Burlywood · ΔE 13.8Tan · ΔE 15.4Light salmon · ΔE 18Peru · ΔE 18Sandy brown · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AA2CE
Analogous#CE6A70, #CEC86A
Triadic#6ACE96, #966ACE
Split complementary#6ACEC8, #6A70CE
Tetradic#70CE6A, #6AA2CE, #C86ACE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4E7DD
Lighter +20%#E7CCB7
Lighter +10%#DBB190
Darker −10%#C17B44
Darker −20%#9E6334
Darker −30%#784B27
Darker −40%#51331B
More saturated +25%#E79351
Less saturated −25%#B59983

Channel breakdown

R206
G150
B106
Red206 (80.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue26.4°
Saturation (HSL)50.51%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 96 · B 6A

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