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Recognised as Colour

#E2B251

  • #E2B251
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E2B251 is a orange with RGB values 226, 178, 81 and HSL 40°, 71%, 60%. 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

#E2B251#E2B251
HEX#E2B251
RGBrgb(226, 178, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.698, 0.3176
RGB percentages88.6%, 69.8%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(40.1, 71.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.1, 64.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 21.2%, 64.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,856,785
CSS custom property--colour: #E2B251;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.72:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#1D4DAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6B247no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BE55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F4A39Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.6Sandy brown · ΔE 17.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18Peru · ΔE 20.8Dark khaki · ΔE 22.4Khaki · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5181E2
Analogous#E26A51, #C9E251
Triadic#51E2B2, #B251E2
Split complementary#51C9E2, #6A51E2
Tetradic#51E26A, #5181E2, #E251C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8ECD4
Lighter +20%#F1D9A8
Lighter +10%#E9C57D
Darker −10%#DB9F25
Darker −20%#B07F1D
Darker −30%#846016
Darker −40%#58400F
More saturated +25%#FBBB38
Less saturated −25%#C9A96A

Channel breakdown

R226
G178
B81
Red226 (88.6%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue40.14°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G B2 · B 51

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