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Recognised as Colour

#E38C3A

  • #E38C3A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#E38C3A is a orange with RGB values 227, 140, 58 and HSL 29°, 75%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#E38C3A#E38C3A
HEX#E38C3A
RGBrgb(227, 140, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.549, 0.2275
RGB percentages89%, 54.9%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(29.1, 75.1%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.1, 74.4%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 38.3%, 74.4%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,912,570
CSS custom property--colour: #E38C3A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#1C73C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7952Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBA83Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F8797Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10.2Sandy brown · ΔE 12.3Chocolate · ΔE 14.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.5Coral · ΔE 20.4Dark orange · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A91E3
Analogous#E33A3C, #E3E03A
Triadic#3AE38C, #8C3AE3
Split complementary#3AE3E0, #3A3DE3
Tetradic#3DE33A, #3A91E3, #E13AE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF4ED
Lighter +30%#F6DAC0
Lighter +20%#F0C093
Lighter +10%#E9A667
Darker −10%#CD721D
Darker −20%#A05917
Darker −30%#744110
Darker −40%#47280A
More saturated +25%#FF8B1E
Less saturated −25%#C78D56

Channel breakdown

R227
G140
B58
Red227 (89%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue29.11°
Saturation (HSL)75.11%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 8C · B 3A

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