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Recognised as Colour

#E5A571

  • #E5A571
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E5A571 is a orange with RGB values 229, 165, 113 and HSL 27°, 69%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E5A571#E5A571
HEX#E5A571
RGBrgb(229, 165, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6471, 0.4431
RGB percentages89.8%, 64.7%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(26.9, 69%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.9, 50.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 27.9%, 50.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,050,097
CSS custom property--colour: #E5A571;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#1A5A8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8AA6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B872no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F69898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 11.9Burlywood · ΔE 13.1Dark salmon · ΔE 13.7Light salmon · ΔE 14Peru · ΔE 16.5Tan · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71B1E5
Analogous#E57177, #E5DF71
Triadic#71E5A5, #A571E5
Split complementary#71E5DF, #7177E5
Tetradic#77E571, #71B1E5, #DF71E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF7F2
Lighter +20%#F5DCC7
Lighter +10%#EDC09C
Darker −10%#DD8A46
Darker −20%#CB6F25
Darker −30%#A0581D
Darker −40%#754015
More saturated +25%#FAA35C
Less saturated −25%#D0A786

Channel breakdown

R229
G165
B113
Red229 (89.8%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue26.9°
Saturation (HSL)69.05%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G A5 · B 71

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