Colour

#E4C169

#E4C169
Orange
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#E4C169 is a orange with RGB values 228, 193, 105 and HSL 43°, 69%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#E4C169

RGBrgb(228, 193, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7569, 0.4118

RGB percentages89.4%, 75.7%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(42.9, 69.5%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 53.9%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 15.4%, 53.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,991,721

CSS custom property--colour: #E4C169;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.13:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#1B3E96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3BF61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBC96Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F4B4ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 15.3 Khaki · ΔE 15.8 Burlywood · ΔE 19.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23 Navajo white · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#698CE4

Analogous#E48469, #CAE469

Triadic#69E4C1, #C169E4

Split complementary#69C9E4, #8469E4

Tetradic#69E484, #698CE4, #E469C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF7EB

Lighter +20%#F4E5BF

Lighter +10%#ECD394

Darker −10%#DCAF3E

Darker −20%#C49623

Darker −30%#99751B

Darker −40%#6D5414

More saturated +25%#FACB53

Less saturated −25%#CEB77F

Channel breakdown

R228

G193

B105

Red228 (89.4%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue42.93°

Saturation (HSL)69.49%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G C1 · B 69

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