Recognised as Colour
#E1C89B
- #E1C89B
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#E1C89B is a orange with RGB values 225, 200, 155 and HSL 39°, 54%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#E1C89B#E1C89B
HEX#E1C89B
RGBrgb(225, 200, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7843, 0.6078
RGB percentages88.2%, 78.4%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(38.6, 53.8%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.6, 31.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 31.1%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,796,955
CSS custom property--colour: #E1C89B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.94:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#1E3764
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BB4E1
Analogous#E1A59B, #D7E19B
Triadic#9BE1C8, #C89BE1
Split complementary#9BD7E1, #A59BE1
Tetradic#9BE1A5, #9BB4E1, #E19BD7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G200
B155
Red225 (88.2%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue38.57°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G C8 · B 9B
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