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Recognised as Colour

#E2A151

  • #E2A151
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E2A151 is a orange with RGB values 226, 161, 81 and HSL 33°, 71%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E2A151#E2A151
HEX#E2A151
RGBrgb(226, 161, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6314, 0.3176
RGB percentages88.6%, 63.1%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(33.1, 71.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.1, 64.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 28.8%, 64.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,852,433
CSS custom property--colour: #E2A151;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#1D5EAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7A549no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B453no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F5918Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 8.2Peru · ΔE 10.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.3Goldenrod · ΔE 20Light salmon · ΔE 22.2Burlywood · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 8.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5192E2
Analogous#E25951, #DAE251
Triadic#51E2A1, #A151E2
Split complementary#51DAE2, #5951E2
Tetradic#51E259, #5192E2, #E251DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8E8D4
Lighter +20%#F1D0A8
Lighter +10%#E9B97D
Darker −10%#DB8925
Darker −20%#B06E1D
Darker −30%#845316
Darker −40%#58370F
More saturated +25%#FBA438
Less saturated −25%#C99E6A

Channel breakdown

R226
G161
B81
Red226 (88.6%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue33.1°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G A1 · B 51

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