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Recognised as Colour

#E29456

  • #E29456
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E29456 is a orange with RGB values 226, 148, 86 and HSL 27°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E29456#E29456
HEX#E29456
RGBrgb(226, 148, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5804, 0.3373
RGB percentages88.6%, 58%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(26.6, 70.7%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.6, 61.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 34.5%, 61.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,849,110
CSS custom property--colour: #E29456;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#1D6BA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9B50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAD56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F58486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 6.4Peru · ΔE 7.5Light salmon · ΔE 14.3Dark salmon · ΔE 17.4Chocolate · ΔE 22Coral · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 6.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56A4E2
Analogous#E2565E, #E2DA56
Triadic#56E294, #9456E2
Split complementary#56E2DA, #565EE2
Tetradic#5EE256, #56A4E2, #DA56E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8E7D9
Lighter +20%#F1CBAD
Lighter +10%#E9B082
Darker −10%#DB782A
Darker −20%#B3611F
Darker −30%#884917
Darker −40%#5C3210
More saturated +25%#FB913D
Less saturated −25%#C9976F

Channel breakdown

R226
G148
B86
Red226 (88.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue26.57°
Saturation (HSL)70.71%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 94 · B 56

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