Recognised as Colour
#E4C594
- #E4C594
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Burlywood
#E4C594 is a orange with RGB values 228, 197, 148 and HSL 37°, 60%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#E4C594#E4C594
HEX#E4C594
RGBrgb(228, 197, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7725, 0.5804
RGB percentages89.4%, 77.3%, 58%
HSLhsl(36.7, 59.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.7, 35.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 35.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,992,788
CSS custom property--colour: #E4C594;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.71:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#1B3A6B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94B3E4
Analogous#E49D94, #DBE494
Triadic#94E4C5, #C594E4
Split complementary#94DBE4, #9D94E4
Tetradic#94E49D, #94B3E4, #E494DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G197
B148
Red228 (89.4%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue36.75°
Saturation (HSL)59.7%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G C5 · B 94
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