Recognised as Colour
#E4CA9D
- #E4CA9D
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#E4CA9D is a orange with RGB values 228, 202, 157 and HSL 38°, 57%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#E4CA9D#E4CA9D
HEX#E4CA9D
RGBrgb(228, 202, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7922, 0.6157
RGB percentages89.4%, 79.2%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(38, 56.8%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38, 31.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 31.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,994,077
CSS custom property--colour: #E4CA9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.23:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#1B3562
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DB7E4
Analogous#E4A69D, #DBE49D
Triadic#9DE4CA, #CA9DE4
Split complementary#9DDBE4, #A69DE4
Tetradic#9DE4A6, #9DB7E4, #E49DDB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G202
B157
Red228 (89.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue38.03°
Saturation (HSL)56.8%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G CA · B 9D
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