Recognised as Colour
#E1C99B
- #E1C99B
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#E1C99B is a orange with RGB values 225, 201, 155 and HSL 39°, 54%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#E1C99B#E1C99B
HEX#E1C99B
RGBrgb(225, 201, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7882, 0.6078
RGB percentages88.2%, 78.8%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(39.4, 53.8%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.4, 31.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 31.1%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,211
CSS custom property--colour: #E1C99B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.03:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#1E3664
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BB3E1
Analogous#E1A69B, #D6E19B
Triadic#9BE1C9, #C99BE1
Split complementary#9BD6E1, #A69BE1
Tetradic#9BE1A6, #9BB3E1, #E19BD6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G201
B155
Red225 (88.2%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue39.43°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G C9 · B 9B
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