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Recognised as Colour

#E49451

  • #E49451
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E49451 is a orange with RGB values 228, 148, 81 and HSL 27°, 73%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E49451#E49451
HEX#E49451
RGBrgb(228, 148, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5804, 0.3176
RGB percentages89.4%, 58%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(27.3, 73.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.3, 64.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 35.1%, 64.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,980,177
CSS custom property--colour: #E49451;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#1B6BAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AC9B4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAD51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F88385no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 5.8Peru · ΔE 7Light salmon · ΔE 16Dark salmon · ΔE 19.9Chocolate · ΔE 20.3Coral · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 5.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51A1E4
Analogous#E45158, #E4DE51
Triadic#51E494, #9451E4
Split complementary#51E4DE, #5157E4
Tetradic#57E451, #51A1E4, #DD51E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9E5D5
Lighter +20%#F2CAA9
Lighter +10%#EBAF7D
Darker −10%#DD7925
Darker −20%#B3611C
Darker −30%#874915
Darker −40%#5B310E
More saturated +25%#FD9238
Less saturated −25%#CB966A

Channel breakdown

R228
G148
B81
Red228 (89.4%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue27.35°
Saturation (HSL)73.13%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 94 · B 51

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