Recognised as Colour

#E3AC49

#E3AC49
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E3AC49 is a orange with RGB values 227, 172, 73 and HSL 39°, 73%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E3AC49#E3AC49

HEX#E3AC49

RGBrgb(227, 172, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.6745, 0.2863

RGB percentages89%, 67.5%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(38.6, 73.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.6, 67.8%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 24.2%, 67.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,920,777

CSS custom property--colour: #E3AC49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.26:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#1C53B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2AD3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFBB4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F69C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 16.3 Peru · ΔE 18.7 Orange · ΔE 25.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4980E3

Analogous#E35F49, #CDE349

Triadic#49E3AC, #AC49E3

Split complementary#49CDE3, #5F49E3

Tetradic#49E35F, #4980E3, #E349CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFA

Lighter +30%#F7E8CE

Lighter +20%#F1D4A1

Lighter +10%#EAC075

Darker −10%#D89721

Darker −20%#AC781A

Darker −30%#7F5914

Darker −40%#533A0D

More saturated +25%#FDB32F

Less saturated −25%#C9A463

Channel breakdown

R227

G172

B73

Red227 (89%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue38.57°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G AC · B 49

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