Recognised as Colour
#E2C48E
- #E2C48E
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Burlywood
#E2C48E is a orange with RGB values 226, 196, 142 and HSL 39°, 59%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#E2C48E#E2C48E
HEX#E2C48E
RGBrgb(226, 196, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7686, 0.5569
RGB percentages88.6%, 76.9%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(38.6, 59.2%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.6, 37.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 37.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,861,454
CSS custom property--colour: #E2C48E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#1D3B71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EACE2
Analogous#E29A8E, #D6E28E
Triadic#8EE2C4, #C48EE2
Split complementary#8ED6E2, #9A8EE2
Tetradic#8EE29A, #8EACE2, #E28ED6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G196
B142
Red226 (88.6%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue38.57°
Saturation (HSL)59.15%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G C4 · B 8E
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