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Colour

#E49640

  • #E49640
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#E49640 is a orange with RGB values 228, 150, 64 and HSL 31°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#E49640#E49640
HEX#E49640
RGBrgb(228, 150, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5882, 0.251
RGB percentages89.4%, 58.8%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(31.5, 75.2%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.5, 71.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 34.2%, 71.9%, 10.6%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,980,672
CSS custom property--colour: #E49640;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#1B69BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#AF9C36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AE41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F88484no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#408EE4
Analogous#E44440, #E0E440
Triadic#40E496, #9640E4
Split complementary#40E0E4, #4440E4
Tetradic#40E444, #408EE4, #E440E0

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FDF8F3
Lighter +30%#F7E0C6
Lighter +20%#F1C799
Lighter +10%#EAAF6D
Darker −10%#D37D1E
Darker −20%#A66218
Darker −30%#7A4811
Darker −40%#4D2E0B
More saturated +25%#FF9725
Less saturated −25%#C9955B

Channel breakdown

R228
G150
B64
Red228 (89.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue31.46°
Saturation (HSL)75.23%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 96 · B 40

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