Recognised as Colour
#E3C7A5
- #E3C7A5
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#E3C7A5 is a orange with RGB values 227, 199, 165 and HSL 33°, 53%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#E3C7A5#E3C7A5
HEX#E3C7A5
RGBrgb(227, 199, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7804, 0.6471
RGB percentages89%, 78%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(32.9, 52.5%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.9, 27.3%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 12.3%, 27.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,927,781
CSS custom property--colour: #E3C7A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#1C385A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5C1E3
Analogous#E3A8A5, #E0E3A5
Triadic#A5E3C7, #C7A5E3
Split complementary#A5E0E3, #A8A5E3
Tetradic#A5E3A8, #A5C1E3, #E3A5E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G199
B165
Red227 (89%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue32.9°
Saturation (HSL)52.54%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G C7 · B A5
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