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Recognised as Colour

#E48A4D

  • #E48A4D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#E48A4D is a orange with RGB values 228, 138, 77 and HSL 24°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#E48A4D#E48A4D
HEX#E48A4D
RGBrgb(228, 138, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5412, 0.302
RGB percentages89.4%, 54.1%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(24.2, 73.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.2, 66.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 39.5%, 66.2%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,977,613
CSS custom property--colour: #E48A4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#1B75B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49447no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A84Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F8787Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 8.8Sandy brown · ΔE 10.1Light salmon · ΔE 15Chocolate · ΔE 16.4Coral · ΔE 16.4Dark salmon · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DA7E4
Analogous#E44D5B, #E4D54D
Triadic#4DE48A, #8A4DE4
Split complementary#4DE4D6, #4D5BE4
Tetradic#5CE44D, #4DA7E4, #D64DE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFE
Lighter +30%#F8E1D2
Lighter +20%#F1C4A6
Lighter +10%#EBA779
Darker −10%#DD6D21
Darker −20%#B0571B
Darker −30%#844114
Darker −40%#582B0D
More saturated +25%#FE8533
Less saturated −25%#CA8F67

Channel breakdown

R228
G138
B77
Red228 (89.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue24.24°
Saturation (HSL)73.66%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 8A · B 4D

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