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Recognised as Colour

#E59E49

  • #E59E49
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E59E49 is a orange with RGB values 229, 158, 73 and HSL 33°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E59E49#E59E49
HEX#E59E49
RGBrgb(229, 158, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6196, 0.2863
RGB percentages89.8%, 62%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(32.7, 75%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.7, 68.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 31%, 68.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,048,265
CSS custom property--colour: #E59E49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#1A61B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A340no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B34Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F98D8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 8.8Peru · ΔE 10.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17Goldenrod · ΔE 18.2Light salmon · ΔE 23.4Chocolate · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4990E5
Analogous#E55049, #DEE549
Triadic#49E59E, #9E49E5
Split complementary#49DEE5, #5049E5
Tetradic#49E550, #4990E5, #E549DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFDFC
Lighter +30%#F8E5CF
Lighter +20%#F2CEA2
Lighter +10%#EBB676
Darker −10%#DC861F
Darker −20%#AF6B19
Darker −30%#825013
Darker −40%#56340C
More saturated +25%#FFA02F
Less saturated −25%#CB9C63

Channel breakdown

R229
G158
B73
Red229 (89.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue32.69°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 9E · B 49

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