Recognised as Colour
#E1BC9F
- #E1BC9F
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#E1BC9F is a orange with RGB values 225, 188, 159 and HSL 26°, 52%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#E1BC9F#E1BC9F
HEX#E1BC9F
RGBrgb(225, 188, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7373, 0.6235
RGB percentages88.2%, 73.7%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(26.4, 52.4%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.4, 29.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 16.4%, 29.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,793,887
CSS custom property--colour: #E1BC9F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#1E4360
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FC4E1
Analogous#E19FA3, #E1DD9F
Triadic#9FE1BC, #BC9FE1
Split complementary#9FE1DD, #9FA3E1
Tetradic#A3E19F, #9FC4E1, #DD9FE1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G188
B159
Red225 (88.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue26.36°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G BC · B 9F
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