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Colour

#E6A17A

  • #E6A17A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E6A17A is a orange with RGB values 230, 161, 122 and HSL 22°, 68%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E6A17A#E6A17A
HEX#E6A17A
RGBrgb(230, 161, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.6314, 0.4784
RGB percentages90.2%, 63.1%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(21.7, 68.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.7, 47%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 30%, 47%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,114,618
CSS custom property--colour: #E6A17A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#195E85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4A877no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B67Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F79597no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 7.9Light salmon · ΔE 11.4Burlywood · ΔE 14.9Sandy brown · ΔE 16.5Tan · ΔE 17.5Peru · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ABFE6
Analogous#E67A89, #E6D77A
Triadic#7AE6A1, #A17AE6
Split complementary#7AE6D7, #7A89E6
Tetradic#89E67A, #7ABFE6, #D77AE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFCFB
Lighter +20%#F6DED0
Lighter +10%#EEBFA5
Darker −10%#DE834F
Darker −20%#D26528
Darker −30%#A8511F
Darker −40%#7D3C17
More saturated +25%#FA9C66
Less saturated −25%#D2A68E

Channel breakdown

R230
G161
B122
Red230 (90.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue21.67°
Saturation (HSL)68.35%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G A1 · B 7A

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