Recognised as Colour
#E3BCA4
- #E3BCA4
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#E3BCA4 is a orange with RGB values 227, 188, 164 and HSL 23°, 53%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#E3BCA4#E3BCA4
HEX#E3BCA4
RGBrgb(227, 188, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7373, 0.6431
RGB percentages89%, 73.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(22.9, 52.9%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.9, 27.8%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 17.2%, 27.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,924,964
CSS custom property--colour: #E3BCA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1C435B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4CBE3
Analogous#E3A4AB, #E3DBA4
Triadic#A4E3BC, #BCA4E3
Split complementary#A4E3DB, #A4ABE3
Tetradic#ABE3A4, #A4CBE3, #DBA4E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G188
B164
Red227 (89%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue22.86°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G BC · B A4
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