Recognised as Colour
#E5C593
- #E5C593
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Burlywood
#E5C593 is a orange with RGB values 229, 197, 147 and HSL 37°, 61%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#E5C593#E5C593
HEX#E5C593
RGBrgb(229, 197, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7725, 0.5765
RGB percentages89.8%, 77.3%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(36.6, 61.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.6, 35.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 35.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,058,323
CSS custom property--colour: #E5C593;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.74:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#1A3A6C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#93B3E5
Analogous#E59C93, #DCE593
Triadic#93E5C5, #C593E5
Split complementary#93DCE5, #9C93E5
Tetradic#93E59C, #93B3E5, #E593DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G197
B147
Red229 (89.8%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue36.59°
Saturation (HSL)61.19%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G C5 · B 93
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