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Recognised as Colour

#E3B271

  • #E3B271
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#E3B271 is a orange with RGB values 227, 178, 113 and HSL 34°, 67%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#E3B271#E3B271
HEX#E3B271
RGBrgb(227, 178, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.698, 0.4431
RGB percentages89%, 69.8%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(34.2, 67.1%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.2, 50.2%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 21.6%, 50.2%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,922,353
CSS custom property--colour: #E3B271;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#1C4D8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C4B46Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0BF73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F4A5A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#71A2E3
Analogous#E37971, #DBE371
Triadic#71E3B2, #B271E3
Split complementary#71DBE3, #7971E3
Tetradic#71E379, #71A2E3, #E371DB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF7F1
Lighter +20%#F4E0C6
Lighter +10%#EBC99C
Darker −10%#DB9B46
Darker −20%#C78227
Darker −30%#9C661F
Darker −40%#724A16
More saturated +25%#F8B55C
Less saturated −25%#CEAF86

Channel breakdown

R227
G178
B113
Red227 (89%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue34.21°
Saturation (HSL)67.06%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G B2 · B 71

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