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Recognised as Colour

#E2AF55

  • #E2AF55
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E2AF55 is a orange with RGB values 226, 175, 85 and HSL 38°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E2AF55#E2AF55
HEX#E2AF55
RGBrgb(226, 175, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6863, 0.3333
RGB percentages88.6%, 68.6%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(38.3, 70.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.3, 62.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 22.6%, 62.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,856,021
CSS custom property--colour: #E2AF55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.5:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#1D50AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3B04Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0BC58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F4A09Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 15.1Goldenrod · ΔE 16.9Peru · ΔE 18.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.5Dark khaki · ΔE 22Burlywood · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5588E2
Analogous#E26955, #CEE255
Triadic#55E2AF, #AF55E2
Split complementary#55CEE2, #6955E2
Tetradic#55E269, #5588E2, #E255CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8EDD8
Lighter +20%#F1D8AC
Lighter +10%#E9C481
Darker −10%#DB9A29
Darker −20%#B37D1E
Darker −30%#875E17
Darker −40%#5B4010
More saturated +25%#FBB63C
Less saturated −25%#C9A86E

Channel breakdown

R226
G175
B85
Red226 (88.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue38.3°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G AF · B 55

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