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Recognised as Colour

#E2CF99

  • #E2CF99
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Wheat

#E2CF99 is a orange with RGB values 226, 207, 153 and HSL 44°, 56%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#E2CF99#E2CF99
HEX#E2CF99
RGBrgb(226, 207, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8118, 0.6
RGB percentages88.6%, 81.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(44.4, 55.7%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.4, 32.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 32.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,864,281
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CF99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.62:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#1D3066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBCD95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0D29Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EDC7C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 8.4Navajo white · ΔE 8.9Moccasin · ΔE 9.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.9Burlywood · ΔE 10.6Tan · ΔE 11.7
Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99ACE2
Analogous#E2AB99, #D1E299
Triadic#99E2CF, #CF99E2
Split complementary#99D1E2, #AB99E2
Tetradic#99E2AB, #99ACE2, #E299D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F4E8
Lighter +10%#EDE2C1
Darker −10%#D7BC71
Darker −20%#CBAA4A
Darker −30%#B08F32
Darker −40%#886F27
More saturated +25%#F2D789
Less saturated −25%#D2C7A9

Channel breakdown

R226
G207
B153
Red226 (88.6%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue44.38°
Saturation (HSL)55.73%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CF · B 99

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