Recognised as Colour
#E4CE9E
- #E4CE9E
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#E4CE9E is a orange with RGB values 228, 206, 158 and HSL 41°, 56%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#E4CE9E#E4CE9E
HEX#E4CE9E
RGBrgb(228, 206, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8078, 0.6196
RGB percentages89.4%, 80.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(41.1, 56.5%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.1, 30.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 9.6%, 30.7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,995,102
CSS custom property--colour: #E4CE9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.62:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#1B3161
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EB4E4
Analogous#E4AB9E, #D7E49E
Triadic#9EE4CE, #CE9EE4
Split complementary#9ED7E4, #AB9EE4
Tetradic#9EE4AB, #9EB4E4, #E49ED7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G206
B158
Red228 (89.4%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue41.14°
Saturation (HSL)56.45%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G CE · B 9E
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