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Recognised as Colour

#E3B050

  • #E3B050
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E3B050 is a orange with RGB values 227, 176, 80 and HSL 39°, 72%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E3B050#E3B050
HEX#E3B050
RGBrgb(227, 176, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.6902, 0.3137
RGB percentages89%, 69%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(39.2, 72.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.2, 64.8%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 22.5%, 64.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,921,808
CSS custom property--colour: #E3B050;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.59:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#1C4FAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C5B146no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BD53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F5A19Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#5083E3
Analogous#E36750, #CCE350
Triadic#50E3B0, #B050E3
Split complementary#50CDE3, #6650E3
Tetradic#50E367, #5083E3, #E350CD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8ECD4
Lighter +20%#F1D8A8
Lighter +10%#EAC47C
Darker −10%#DC9C24
Darker −20%#B17D1C
Darker −30%#855E15
Darker −40%#593F0E
More saturated +25%#FCB837
Less saturated −25%#CAA869

Channel breakdown

R227
G176
B80
Red227 (89%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue39.18°
Saturation (HSL)72.41%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G B0 · B 50

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