Recognised as Colour

#E5983D

#E5983D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#E5983D is a orange with RGB values 229, 152, 61 and HSL 33°, 76%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E5983D#E5983D

HEX#E5983D

RGBrgb(229, 152, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.5961, 0.2392

RGB percentages89.8%, 59.6%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(32.5, 76.4%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(32.5, 73.4%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 33.6%, 73.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,046,717

CSS custom property--colour: #E5983D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1

Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#1A67C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B19E31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3B03Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F98685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 11.8 Peru · ΔE 12 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 17.1 Chocolate · ΔE 20.6 Orange · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D8AE5

Analogous#E5443D, #DEE53D

Triadic#3DE598, #983DE5

Split complementary#3DDEE5, #443DE5

Tetradic#3DE544, #3D8AE5, #E53DDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF8F1

Lighter +30%#F7E0C4

Lighter +20%#F1C897

Lighter +10%#EBB06A

Darker −10%#D37F1C

Darker −20%#A66416

Darker −30%#794910

Darker −40%#4C2E0A

More saturated +25%#FF9A23

Less saturated −25%#CA9659

Channel breakdown

R229

G152

B61

Red229 (89.8%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue32.5°

Saturation (HSL)76.36%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 98 · B 3D

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