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Recognised as Colour

#E2B796

  • #E2B796
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Tan

#E2B796 is a orange with RGB values 226, 183, 150 and HSL 26°, 57%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#E2B796#E2B796
HEX#E2B796
RGBrgb(226, 183, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7176, 0.5882
RGB percentages88.6%, 71.8%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(26.1, 56.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.1, 33.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 19%, 33.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,858,134
CSS custom property--colour: #E2B796;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#1D4869

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C4BA94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEC396no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EFAFAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 6.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#96C1E2
Analogous#E2969B, #E2DD96
Triadic#96E2B7, #B796E2
Split complementary#96E2DD, #969BE2
Tetradic#9BE296, #96C1E2, #DD96E2

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8EEE6
Lighter +10%#EDD2BE
Darker −10%#D79C6E
Darker −20%#CC8046
Darker −30%#AF6730
Darker −40%#875025
More saturated +25%#F3B585
Less saturated −25%#D1B9A7

Channel breakdown

R226
G183
B150
Red226 (88.6%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue26.05°
Saturation (HSL)56.72%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G B7 · B 96

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