Colour

#E29F6C

#E29F6C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#E29F6C is a orange with RGB values 226, 159, 108 and HSL 26°, 67%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E29F6C#E29F6C

HEX#E29F6C

RGBrgb(226, 159, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6235, 0.4235

RGB percentages88.6%, 62.4%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(25.9, 67%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(25.9, 52.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 29.6%, 52.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,851,948

CSS custom property--colour: #E29F6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#1D6093

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3A568no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3B36Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F49192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 11.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 12.5 Light salmon · ΔE 12.9 Peru · ΔE 14.8 Burlywood · ΔE 15.1 Tan · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6CAFE2

Analogous#E26C74, #E2DA6C

Triadic#6CE29F, #9F6CE2

Split complementary#6CE2DA, #6C74E2

Tetradic#74E26C, #6CAFE2, #DA6CE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF2EC

Lighter +20%#F3D7C1

Lighter +10%#EABB97

Darker −10%#DA8341

Darker −20%#C26926

Darker −30%#97521E

Darker −40%#6D3B15

More saturated +25%#F89C56

Less saturated −25%#CCA282

Channel breakdown

R226

G159

B108

Red226 (88.6%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue25.93°

Saturation (HSL)67.05%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 9F · B 6C

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