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Colour

#E2B38C

  • #E2B38C
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#E2B38C is a orange with RGB values 226, 179, 140 and HSL 27°, 60%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#E2B38C#E2B38C
HEX#E2B38C
RGBrgb(226, 179, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.702, 0.549
RGB percentages88.6%, 70.2%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(27.2, 59.7%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.2, 38.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 20.8%, 38.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,857,100
CSS custom property--colour: #E2B38C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#1D4C73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2B689no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDC08Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F0A9A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 6.1Tan · ΔE 7.2Peach puff · ΔE 14.7Navajo white · ΔE 15.8Wheat · ΔE 16.9Dark salmon · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 6.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CBBE2
Analogous#E28C90, #E2DE8C
Triadic#8CE2B3, #B38CE2
Split complementary#8CE2DE, #8C90E2
Tetradic#90E28C, #8CBBE2, #DE8CE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7E9DD
Lighter +10%#ECCEB5
Darker −10%#D89863
Darker −20%#CD7D3B
Darker −30%#AA652B
Darker −40%#814D21
More saturated +25%#F4B17A
Less saturated −25%#D0B59E

Channel breakdown

R226
G179
B140
Red226 (88.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue27.21°
Saturation (HSL)59.72%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G B3 · B 8C

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