Recognised as Colour

#E48C4A

#E48C4A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#E48C4A is a orange with RGB values 228, 140, 74 and HSL 26°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#E48C4A#E48C4A

HEX#E48C4A

RGBrgb(228, 140, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.549, 0.2902

RGB percentages89.4%, 54.9%, 29%

HSLhsl(25.7, 74%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(25.7, 67.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 38.6%, 67.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,978,122

CSS custom property--colour: #E48C4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#1B73B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A69543no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBA94Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F87A7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 7.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 9.2 Chocolate · ΔE 16.2 Light salmon · ΔE 16.6 Coral · ΔE 17.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4AA2E4

Analogous#E44A55, #E4D94A

Triadic#4AE48C, #8C4AE4

Split complementary#4AE4D9, #4A55E4

Tetradic#55E44A, #4AA2E4, #D94AE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFDFC

Lighter +30%#F8E1CF

Lighter +20%#F1C4A3

Lighter +10%#EBA876

Darker −10%#DA7021

Darker −20%#AE591A

Darker −30%#824313

Darker −40%#552C0D

More saturated +25%#FE8830

Less saturated −25%#CA9064

Channel breakdown

R228

G140

B74

Red228 (89.4%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue25.71°

Saturation (HSL)74.04%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 8C · B 4A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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