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Recognised as Colour

#E38D38

  • #E38D38
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#E38D38 is a orange with RGB values 227, 141, 56 and HSL 30°, 75%, 55%. 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

#E38D38#E38D38
HEX#E38D38
RGBrgb(227, 141, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.5529, 0.2196
RGB percentages89%, 55.3%, 22%
HSLhsl(29.8, 75.3%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.8, 75.3%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 37.9%, 75.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,912,824
CSS custom property--colour: #E38D38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#1C72C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8952Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCA939no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F87A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10.8Sandy brown · ΔE 12.8Chocolate · ΔE 15.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.6Coral · ΔE 21.4Goldenrod · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#388EE3
Analogous#E33839, #E3E338
Triadic#38E38D, #8D38E3
Split complementary#38E3E3, #3838E3
Tetradic#39E338, #388EE3, #E338E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF3EB
Lighter +30%#F6DABE
Lighter +20%#F0C091
Lighter +10%#E9A765
Darker −10%#CB731D
Darker −20%#9F5A16
Darker −30%#724110
Darker −40%#45270A
More saturated +25%#FF8D1C
Less saturated −25%#C78D54

Channel breakdown

R227
G141
B56
Red227 (89%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue29.82°
Saturation (HSL)75.33%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 8D · B 38

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