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Recognised as Colour

#E3A989

  • #E3A989
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#E3A989 is a orange with RGB values 227, 169, 137 and HSL 21°, 62%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#E3A989#E3A989
HEX#E3A989
RGBrgb(227, 169, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.6627, 0.5373
RGB percentages89%, 66.3%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(21.3, 61.6%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.3, 39.6%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 25.6%, 39.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,920,073
CSS custom property--colour: #E3A989;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#1C5676

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B9AE87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6BA89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F29FA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#89C3E3
Analogous#E38996, #E3D689
Triadic#89E3A9, #A989E3
Split complementary#89E3D6, #8996E3
Tetradic#96E389, #89C3E3, #D689E3

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7E5DB
Lighter +10%#EDC7B2
Darker −10%#D98B60
Darker −20%#CF6D37
Darker −30%#AB5728
Darker −40%#81421F
More saturated +25%#F5A477
Less saturated −25%#D1AE9B

Channel breakdown

R227
G169
B137
Red227 (89%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue21.33°
Saturation (HSL)61.64%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G A9 · B 89

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