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Recognised as Colour

#E49442

  • #E49442
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#E49442 is a orange with RGB values 228, 148, 66 and HSL 30°, 75%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#E49442#E49442
HEX#E49442
RGBrgb(228, 148, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5804, 0.2588
RGB percentages89.4%, 58%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(30.4, 75%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.4, 71.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 35.1%, 71.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,980,162
CSS custom property--colour: #E49442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#1B6BBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AD9B38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AD43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F88282no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 9Sandy brown · ΔE 9.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.1Chocolate · ΔE 18.6Goldenrod · ΔE 20.9Light salmon · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 9.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4292E4
Analogous#E44342, #E3E442
Triadic#42E494, #9442E4
Split complementary#42E3E4, #4342E4
Tetradic#42E443, #4292E4, #E442E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF9F5
Lighter +30%#F7E0C8
Lighter +20%#F1C79B
Lighter +10%#EAAD6F
Darker −10%#D57B1E
Darker −20%#A86118
Darker −30%#7B4712
Darker −40%#4F2D0B
More saturated +25%#FF9427
Less saturated −25%#C9945D

Channel breakdown

R228
G148
B66
Red228 (89.4%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue30.37°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 94 · B 42

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