Recognised as Colour

#E38F5D

#E38F5D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Light salmon

#E38F5D is a orange with RGB values 227, 143, 93 and HSL 22°, 71%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#E38F5D

RGBrgb(227, 143, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.5608, 0.3647

RGB percentages89%, 56.1%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(22.4, 70.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(22.4, 59%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 37%, 59%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,913,373

CSS custom property--colour: #E38F5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#1C70A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A69859no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAAB5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F67F83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 10.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 10.7 Peru · ΔE 11.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 12.3 Coral · ΔE 19.9 Salmon · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5DB1E3

Analogous#E35D6E, #E3D25D

Triadic#5DE38F, #8F5DE3

Split complementary#5DE3D2, #5D6EE3

Tetradic#6EE35D, #5DB1E3, #D25DE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAE9DF

Lighter +20%#F2CBB4

Lighter +10%#EBAD88

Darker −10%#DB7132

Darker −20%#BA5920

Darker −30%#8E4519

Darker −40%#633011

More saturated +25%#FB8945

Less saturated −25%#CB9575

Channel breakdown

R227

G143

B93

Red227 (89%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue22.39°

Saturation (HSL)70.53%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 8F · B 5D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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