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Colour

#E49959

  • #E49959
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E49959 is a orange with RGB values 228, 153, 89 and HSL 28°, 72%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E49959#E49959
HEX#E49959
RGBrgb(228, 153, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6, 0.349
RGB percentages89.4%, 60%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(27.6, 72%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.6, 61%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 32.9%, 61%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,981,465
CSS custom property--colour: #E49959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#1B66A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A053no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1B05Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#F7898Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 5.1Peru · ΔE 8.4Light salmon · ΔE 14.8Dark salmon · ΔE 18Burlywood · ΔE 22.1Chocolate · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 5.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59A4E4
Analogous#E4595F, #E4DF59
Triadic#59E499, #9959E4
Split complementary#59E4DF, #595EE4
Tetradic#5EE459, #59A4E4, #DF59E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9EADD
Lighter +20%#F2CFB1
Lighter +10%#EBB485
Darker −10%#DD7E2D
Darker −20%#B9651E
Darker −30%#8D4D17
Darker −40%#613510
More saturated +25%#FC9741
Less saturated −25%#CC9B71

Channel breakdown

R228
G153
B89
Red228 (89.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue27.63°
Saturation (HSL)72.02%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 99 · B 59

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