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Colour

#E29A61

  • #E29A61
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E29A61 is a orange with RGB values 226, 154, 97 and HSL 27°, 69%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E29A61#E29A61
HEX#E29A61
RGBrgb(226, 154, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6039, 0.3804
RGB percentages88.6%, 60.4%, 38%
HSLhsl(26.5, 69%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.5, 57.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 31.9%, 57.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,850,657
CSS custom property--colour: #E29A61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#1D659E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A05Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1B061no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F48B8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 7.9Peru · ΔE 10.8Light salmon · ΔE 13Dark salmon · ΔE 14.6Burlywood · ΔE 19Tan · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61A9E2
Analogous#E26169, #E2DB61
Triadic#61E29A, #9A61E2
Split complementary#61E2DA, #6169E2
Tetradic#69E261, #61A9E2, #DA61E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEDE2
Lighter +20%#F2D1B7
Lighter +10%#EAB68C
Darker −10%#DA7E36
Darker −20%#BB6622
Darker −30%#904E1A
Darker −40%#653712
More saturated +25%#F9974A
Less saturated −25%#CB9D78

Channel breakdown

R226
G154
B97
Red226 (88.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue26.51°
Saturation (HSL)68.98%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 9A · B 61

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