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Recognised as Colour

#E4A577

  • #E4A577
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E4A577 is a orange with RGB values 228, 165, 119 and HSL 25°, 67%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E4A577#E4A577
HEX#E4A577
RGBrgb(228, 165, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6471, 0.4667
RGB percentages89.4%, 64.7%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(25.3, 66.9%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.3, 47.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 27.6%, 47.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,984,567
CSS custom property--colour: #E4A577;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#1B5A88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7AA73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B877no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F59999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.9Burlywood · ΔE 12Light salmon · ΔE 13.8Sandy brown · ΔE 14.8Tan · ΔE 15.6Peru · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77B6E4
Analogous#E47780, #E4DB77
Triadic#77E4A5, #A577E4
Split complementary#77E4DB, #7780E4
Tetradic#80E477, #77B6E4, #DB77E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF9F7
Lighter +20%#F5DDCC
Lighter +10%#ECC1A2
Darker −10%#DC894C
Darker −20%#CC6E29
Darker −30%#A25720
Darker −40%#774018
More saturated +25%#F8A263
Less saturated −25%#D0A88B

Channel breakdown

R228
G165
B119
Red228 (89.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue25.32°
Saturation (HSL)66.87%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G A5 · B 77

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