Colour

#E2B8A6

#E2B8A6
Orange
Light
Nearest: Tan

#E2B8A6 is a orange with RGB values 226, 184, 166 and HSL 18°, 51%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#E2B8A6#E2B8A6

HEX#E2B8A6

RGBrgb(226, 184, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7216, 0.651

RGB percentages88.6%, 72.2%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(18, 50.8%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18, 26.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 18.6%, 26.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,858,406

CSS custom property--colour: #E2B8A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#1D4759

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2BCA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCC4A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Tritanopia#EDB2B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.5 Peach puff · ΔE 13.6 Burlywood · ΔE 16.1 Bisque · ΔE 16.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.2 Pink · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A6D0E2

Analogous#E2A6B2, #E2D6A6

Triadic#A6E2B8, #B8A6E2

Split complementary#A6E2D6, #A6B2E2

Tetradic#B2E2A6, #A6D0E2, #D6A6E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF5F3

Lighter +10%#EFD7CC

Darker −10%#D59980

Darker −20%#C97B59

Darker −30%#B45F3B

Darker −40%#8E4B2E

More saturated +25%#F1B297

Less saturated −25%#D3BEB5

Channel breakdown

R226

G184

B166

Red226 (88.6%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue18°

Saturation (HSL)50.85%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G B8 · B A6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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