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Recognised as Colour

#E0A858

  • #E0A858
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E0A858 is a orange with RGB values 224, 168, 88 and HSL 35°, 69%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E0A858#E0A858
HEX#E0A858
RGBrgb(224, 168, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6588, 0.3451
RGB percentages87.8%, 65.9%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(35.3, 68.7%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.3, 60.7%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 25%, 60.7%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,723,160
CSS custom property--colour: #E0A858;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#1F57A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCAA50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAB85Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F29996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 11.2Peru · ΔE 14.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.6Burlywood · ΔE 19.8Goldenrod · ΔE 20.6Dark khaki · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5890E0
Analogous#E06458, #D4E058
Triadic#58E0A8, #A858E0
Split complementary#58D4E0, #6458E0
Tetradic#58E064, #5890E0, #E058D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8EBD9
Lighter +20%#F0D5AE
Lighter +10%#E8BE83
Darker −10%#D8922D
Darker −20%#B17621
Darker −30%#865919
Darker −40%#5B3D11
More saturated +25%#F9AC3F
Less saturated −25%#C7A471

Channel breakdown

R224
G168
B88
Red224 (87.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue35.29°
Saturation (HSL)68.69%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G A8 · B 58

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