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Recognised as Colour

#E4B149

  • #E4B149
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E4B149 is a orange with RGB values 228, 177, 73 and HSL 40°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E4B149#E4B149
HEX#E4B149
RGBrgb(228, 177, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6941, 0.2863
RGB percentages89.4%, 69.4%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(40.3, 74.2%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.3, 68%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 22.4%, 68%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,987,593
CSS custom property--colour: #E4B149;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#1B4EB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6B13Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3BE4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F7A19Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 11.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.6Sandy brown · ΔE 19Peru · ΔE 21.6Dark khaki · ΔE 25.5Orange · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#497CE4
Analogous#E46349, #CAE449
Triadic#49E4B1, #B149E4
Split complementary#49CAE4, #6349E4
Tetradic#49E463, #497CE4, #E449CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFB
Lighter +30%#F8EACE
Lighter +20%#F1D7A2
Lighter +10%#EBC475
Darker −10%#DA9D20
Darker −20%#AD7D1A
Darker −30%#815D13
Darker −40%#543D0D
More saturated +25%#FEBA2F
Less saturated −25%#CAA863

Channel breakdown

R228
G177
B73
Red228 (89.4%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue40.26°
Saturation (HSL)74.16%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G B1 · B 49

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