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Recognised as Colour

#E2B355

  • #E2B355
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E2B355 is a orange with RGB values 226, 179, 85 and HSL 40°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E2B355#E2B355
HEX#E2B355
RGBrgb(226, 179, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.702, 0.3333
RGB percentages88.6%, 70.2%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(40, 70.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 62.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 20.8%, 62.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,857,045
CSS custom property--colour: #E2B355;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#1D4CAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7B34Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BF58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F4A49Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.2Sandy brown · ΔE 17.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19Peru · ΔE 20.7Dark khaki · ΔE 21.2Khaki · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5584E2
Analogous#E26C55, #CAE255
Triadic#55E2B3, #B355E2
Split complementary#55CBE2, #6D55E2
Tetradic#55E26C, #5584E2, #E255CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8EDD8
Lighter +20%#F1DAAC
Lighter +10%#E9C681
Darker −10%#DBA029
Darker −20%#B3811E
Darker −30%#876217
Darker −40%#5B4210
More saturated +25%#FBBB3C
Less saturated −25%#C9AB6E

Channel breakdown

R226
G179
B85
Red226 (88.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G B3 · B 55

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