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Recognised as Colour

#E1AE53

  • #E1AE53
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E1AE53 is a orange with RGB values 225, 174, 83 and HSL 38°, 70%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E1AE53#E1AE53
HEX#E1AE53
RGBrgb(225, 174, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.6824, 0.3255
RGB percentages88.2%, 68.2%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(38.5, 70.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.5, 63.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 22.7%, 63.1%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,790,227
CSS custom property--colour: #E1AE53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#1E51AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AF4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFBB56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F39F9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 15.2Goldenrod · ΔE 16.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18Peru · ΔE 18.2Dark khaki · ΔE 22.3Burlywood · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5386E1
Analogous#E16753, #CDE153
Triadic#53E1AE, #AE53E1
Split complementary#53CDE1, #6753E1
Tetradic#53E167, #5386E1, #E153CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8EBD5
Lighter +20%#F0D7AA
Lighter +10%#E9C27E
Darker −10%#D99A28
Darker −20%#AF7B1F
Darker −30%#845D17
Darker −40%#593E0F
More saturated +25%#FAB53A
Less saturated −25%#C8A76C

Channel breakdown

R225
G174
B83
Red225 (88.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue38.45°
Saturation (HSL)70.3%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G AE · B 53

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