Recognised as Colour
#E3CC98
- #E3CC98
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#E3CC98 is a orange with RGB values 227, 204, 152 and HSL 42°, 57%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#E3CC98#E3CC98
HEX#E3CC98
RGBrgb(227, 204, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8, 0.5961
RGB percentages89%, 80%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(41.6, 57.3%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.6, 33%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 33%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,929,048
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CC98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.36:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#1C3367
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98AFE3
Analogous#E3A798, #D4E398
Triadic#98E3CC, #CC98E3
Split complementary#98D4E3, #A798E3
Tetradic#98E3A7, #98AFE3, #E398D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G204
B152
Red227 (89%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue41.6°
Saturation (HSL)57.25%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G CC · B 98
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