Recognised as Colour
#E4C486
- #E4C486
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Burlywood
#E4C486 is a orange with RGB values 228, 196, 134 and HSL 40°, 64%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#E4C486#E4C486
HEX#E4C486
RGBrgb(228, 196, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7686, 0.5255
RGB percentages89.4%, 76.9%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(39.6, 63.5%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.6, 41.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 41.2%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,992,518
CSS custom property--colour: #E4C486;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#1B3B79
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#86A6E4
Analogous#E49586, #D5E486
Triadic#86E4C4, #C486E4
Split complementary#86D5E4, #9586E4
Tetradic#86E495, #86A6E4, #E486D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G196
B134
Red228 (89.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue39.57°
Saturation (HSL)63.51%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G C4 · B 86
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