Recognised as Colour
#E2B59E
- #E2B59E
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#E2B59E is a orange with RGB values 226, 181, 158 and HSL 20°, 54%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#E2B59E#E2B59E
HEX#E2B59E
RGBrgb(226, 181, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7098, 0.6196
RGB percentages88.6%, 71%, 62%
HSLhsl(20.3, 54%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.3, 30.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 19.9%, 30.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,857,630
CSS custom property--colour: #E2B59E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#1D4A61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9ECBE2
Analogous#E29EA9, #E2D79E
Triadic#9EE2B5, #B59EE2
Split complementary#9EE2D7, #9EA9E2
Tetradic#A9E29E, #9ECBE2, #D79EE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G181
B158
Red226 (88.6%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue20.29°
Saturation (HSL)53.97%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G B5 · B 9E
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