Recognised as Colour

#E5B45C

#E5B45C
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#E5B45C is a orange with RGB values 229, 180, 92 and HSL 39°, 72%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E5B45C#E5B45C

HEX#E5B45C

RGBrgb(229, 180, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7059, 0.3608

RGB percentages89.8%, 70.6%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(38.5, 72.5%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.5, 59.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 21.4%, 59.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,053,916

CSS custom property--colour: #E5B45C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#1A4BA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B454no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4C15Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F7A6A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 15.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.7 Peru · ΔE 19.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.7 Burlywood · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C8DE5

Analogous#E5705C, #D2E55C

Triadic#5CE5B4, #B45CE5

Split complementary#5CD1E5, #705CE5

Tetradic#5CE570, #5C8DE5, #E55CD1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF1E0

Lighter +20%#F3DCB4

Lighter +10%#ECC888

Darker −10%#DEA030

Darker −20%#BD841E

Darker −30%#916517

Darker −40%#654710

More saturated +25%#FDBB44

Less saturated −25%#CDAD74

Channel breakdown

R229

G180

B92

Red229 (89.8%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue38.54°

Saturation (HSL)72.49%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G B4 · B 5C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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