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Recognised as Colour

#E28955

  • #E28955
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#E28955 is a orange with RGB values 226, 137, 85 and HSL 22°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#E28955#E28955
HEX#E28955
RGBrgb(226, 137, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5373, 0.3333
RGB percentages88.6%, 53.7%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(22.1, 70.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.1, 62.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 39.4%, 62.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,846,293
CSS custom property--colour: #E28955;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#1D76AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A29350no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7A755no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F6787Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10.6Sandy brown · ΔE 11.6Light salmon · ΔE 11.9Dark salmon · ΔE 14.8Coral · ΔE 17.1Chocolate · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55AEE2
Analogous#E25567, #E2D055
Triadic#55E289, #8955E2
Split complementary#55E2D0, #5567E2
Tetradic#67E255, #55AEE2, #D055E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8E4D8
Lighter +20%#F1C5AC
Lighter +10%#E9A781
Darker −10%#DB6B29
Darker −20%#B3551E
Darker −30%#874017
Darker −40%#5B2C10
More saturated +25%#FB823C
Less saturated −25%#C9906E

Channel breakdown

R226
G137
B85
Red226 (88.6%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue22.13°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 89 · B 55

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