Recognised as Colour
#E2C199
- #E2C199
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#E2C199 is a orange with RGB values 226, 193, 153 and HSL 33°, 56%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#E2C199#E2C199
HEX#E2C199
RGBrgb(226, 193, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7569, 0.6
RGB percentages88.6%, 75.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(32.9, 55.7%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.9, 32.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 14.6%, 32.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,860,697
CSS custom property--colour: #E2C199;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1D3E66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99BAE2
Analogous#E29D99, #DFE299
Triadic#99E2C1, #C199E2
Split complementary#99DFE2, #9C99E2
Tetradic#99E29C, #99BAE2, #E299DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G193
B153
Red226 (88.6%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue32.88°
Saturation (HSL)55.73%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G C1 · B 99
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