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Recognised as Colour

#E29B60

  • #E29B60
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E29B60 is a orange with RGB values 226, 155, 96 and HSL 27°, 69%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E29B60#E29B60
HEX#E29B60
RGBrgb(226, 155, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6078, 0.3765
RGB percentages88.6%, 60.8%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(27.2, 69.1%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.2, 57.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 31.4%, 57.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,850,912
CSS custom property--colour: #E29B60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#1D649F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A15Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1B161no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F48C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 7.3Peru · ΔE 10.4Light salmon · ΔE 13.8Dark salmon · ΔE 15.6Burlywood · ΔE 19Tan · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 7.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60A7E2
Analogous#E26066, #E2DC60
Triadic#60E29B, #9B60E2
Split complementary#60E2DC, #6066E2
Tetradic#66E260, #60A7E2, #DC60E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAECE1
Lighter +20%#F2D1B6
Lighter +10%#EAB68B
Darker −10%#DA8035
Darker −20%#BA6722
Darker −30%#8F4F1A
Darker −40%#643712
More saturated +25%#FA9949
Less saturated −25%#CB9D78

Channel breakdown

R226
G155
B96
Red226 (88.6%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue27.23°
Saturation (HSL)69.15%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 9B · B 60

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