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Recognised as Colour

#E5A049

  • #E5A049
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E5A049 is a orange with RGB values 229, 160, 73 and HSL 33°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E5A049#E5A049
HEX#E5A049
RGBrgb(229, 160, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6275, 0.2863
RGB percentages89.8%, 62.7%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(33.5, 75%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.5, 68.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 30.1%, 68.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,048,777
CSS custom property--colour: #E5A049;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#1A5FB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7A43Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B44Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#F98F8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 9.6Peru · ΔE 11.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.5Goldenrod · ΔE 17.2Light salmon · ΔE 24.3Chocolate · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#498EE5
Analogous#E55249, #DCE549
Triadic#49E5A0, #A049E5
Split complementary#49DCE5, #5249E5
Tetradic#49E552, #498EE5, #E549DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFDFC
Lighter +30%#F8E6CF
Lighter +20%#F2CFA2
Lighter +10%#EBB776
Darker −10%#DC881F
Darker −20%#AF6D19
Darker −30%#825113
Darker −40%#56350C
More saturated +25%#FFA32F
Less saturated −25%#CB9D63

Channel breakdown

R229
G160
B73
Red229 (89.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue33.46°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G A0 · B 49

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