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Recognised as Colour

#E48E62

  • #E48E62
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light salmon

#E48E62 is a orange with RGB values 228, 142, 98 and HSL 20°, 71%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

#E48E62#E48E62
HEX#E48E62
RGBrgb(228, 142, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5569, 0.3843
RGB percentages89.4%, 55.7%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(20.3, 70.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.3, 57%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 37.7%, 57%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,978,658
CSS custom property--colour: #E48E62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#1B719D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5985Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAAB61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F77E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 8.6Dark salmon · ΔE 9.7Sandy brown · ΔE 13.1Peru · ΔE 14Salmon · ΔE 18.6Coral · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 8.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62B8E4
Analogous#E46277, #E4CF62
Triadic#62E48E, #8E62E4
Split complementary#62E4CF, #6277E4
Tetradic#77E462, #62B8E4, #CF62E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAECE5
Lighter +20%#F3CDB9
Lighter +10%#EBAD8E
Darker −10%#DD6F36
Darker −20%#BF5621
Darker −30%#944319
Darker −40%#682F12
More saturated +25%#FB874B
Less saturated −25%#CD9579

Channel breakdown

R228
G142
B98
Red228 (89.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue20.31°
Saturation (HSL)70.65%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 8E · B 62

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