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Recognised as Colour

#E2B243

  • #E2B243
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E2B243 is a orange with RGB values 226, 178, 67 and HSL 42°, 73%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E2B243#E2B243
HEX#E2B243
RGBrgb(226, 178, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.698, 0.2627
RGB percentages88.6%, 69.8%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(41.9, 73.3%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.9, 70.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 21.2%, 70.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,856,771
CSS custom property--colour: #E2B243;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#1D4DBC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7B234no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3BE48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F5A29Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 9.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.4Sandy brown · ΔE 21.8Peru · ΔE 23.9Orange · ΔE 25.2Dark khaki · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4373E2
Analogous#E26343, #C3E243
Triadic#43E2B2, #B243E2
Split complementary#43C3E2, #6243E2
Tetradic#43E262, #4373E2, #E243C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAF4
Lighter +30%#F6E8C8
Lighter +20%#F0D69B
Lighter +10%#E9C46F
Darker −10%#D29C20
Darker −20%#A57B1A
Darker −30%#795A13
Darker −40%#4D390C
More saturated +25%#FDBD28
Less saturated −25%#C7A75E

Channel breakdown

R226
G178
B67
Red226 (88.6%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue41.89°
Saturation (HSL)73.27%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G B2 · B 43

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