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Recognised as Colour

#E2AD55

  • #E2AD55
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E2AD55 is a orange with RGB values 226, 173, 85 and HSL 37°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E2AD55#E2AD55
HEX#E2AD55
RGBrgb(226, 173, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6784, 0.3333
RGB percentages88.6%, 67.8%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(37.4, 70.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.4, 62.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 23.5%, 62.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,855,509
CSS custom property--colour: #E2AD55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.34:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#1D52AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AE4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEBB58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F49E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 13.9Peru · ΔE 17.1Goldenrod · ΔE 17.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.4Burlywood · ΔE 22.1Dark khaki · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#558AE2
Analogous#E26655, #D0E255
Triadic#55E2AD, #AD55E2
Split complementary#55D0E2, #6755E2
Tetradic#55E267, #558AE2, #E255D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8ECD8
Lighter +20%#F1D7AC
Lighter +10%#E9C281
Darker −10%#DB9829
Darker −20%#B37B1E
Darker −30%#875D17
Darker −40%#5B3F10
More saturated +25%#FBB33C
Less saturated −25%#C9A76E

Channel breakdown

R226
G173
B85
Red226 (88.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue37.45°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G AD · B 55

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