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Recognised as Colour

#E1A481

  • #E1A481
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E1A481 is a orange with RGB values 225, 164, 129 and HSL 22°, 62%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E1A481#E1A481
HEX#E1A481
RGBrgb(225, 164, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.6431, 0.5059
RGB percentages88.2%, 64.3%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(21.9, 61.5%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.9, 42.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 27.1%, 42.7%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,787,713
CSS custom property--colour: #E1A481;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#1E5B7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5AA7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3B781no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F1999Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.2Burlywood · ΔE 12.5Tan · ΔE 13.7Light salmon · ΔE 15.4Sandy brown · ΔE 20.4Peach puff · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81BEE1
Analogous#E1818E, #E1D481
Triadic#81E1A4, #A481E1
Split complementary#81E1D4, #818EE1
Tetradic#8EE181, #81BEE1, #D481E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFD
Lighter +20%#F5E0D3
Lighter +10%#EBC2AA
Darker −10%#D78658
Darker −20%#CC6930
Darker −30%#A25427
Darker −40%#793E1D
More saturated +25%#F49F6E
Less saturated −25%#CDA994

Channel breakdown

R225
G164
B129
Red225 (88.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue21.88°
Saturation (HSL)61.54%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G A4 · B 81

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