Colour

#E5A36F

#E5A36F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#E5A36F is a orange with RGB values 229, 163, 111 and HSL 26°, 69%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E5A36F#E5A36F

HEX#E5A36F

RGBrgb(229, 163, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6392, 0.4353

RGB percentages89.8%, 63.9%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(26.4, 69.4%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(26.4, 51.5%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 28.8%, 51.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,049,583

CSS custom property--colour: #E5A36F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#1A5C90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7A86Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6B76Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F79696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 11.2 Light salmon · ΔE 13.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 13.2 Burlywood · ΔE 14.2 Peru · ΔE 15.7 Tan · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FB1E5

Analogous#E56F76, #E5DE6F

Triadic#6FE5A3, #A36FE5

Split complementary#6FE5DE, #6F76E5

Tetradic#76E56F, #6FB1E5, #DE6FE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF6F1

Lighter +20%#F5DAC5

Lighter +10%#EDBF9A

Darker −10%#DD8744

Darker −20%#CA6D24

Darker −30%#9E561D

Darker −40%#733E15

More saturated +25%#FAA05A

Less saturated −25%#D0A684

Channel breakdown

R229

G163

B111

Red229 (89.8%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue26.44°

Saturation (HSL)69.41%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G A3 · B 6F

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Colour values

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