Recognised as Colour

#E2853D

#E2853D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#E2853D is a orange with RGB values 226, 133, 61 and HSL 26°, 74%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#E2853D#E2853D

HEX#E2853D

RGBrgb(226, 133, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5216, 0.2392

RGB percentages88.6%, 52.2%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(26.2, 74%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(26.2, 73%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 41.2%, 73%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,845,245

CSS custom property--colour: #E2853D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1

Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#1D7AC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A08F34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A43Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F77176no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10.1 Chocolate · ΔE 11.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 13.1 Coral · ΔE 16.4 Light salmon · ΔE 20.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3D9AE2

Analogous#E23D47, #E2D83D

Triadic#3DE285, #853DE2

Split complementary#3DE2D8, #3D47E2

Tetradic#47E23D, #3D9AE2, #D83DE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDF5EE

Lighter +30%#F6D9C2

Lighter +20%#EFBD96

Lighter +10%#E9A169

Darker −10%#CD6B1F

Darker −20%#A15418

Darker −30%#753D11

Darker −40%#48260B

More saturated +25%#FE8121

Less saturated −25%#C68959

Channel breakdown

R226

G133

B61

Red226 (88.6%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue26.18°

Saturation (HSL)73.99%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 85 · B 3D

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