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Colour

#E6A562

  • #E6A562
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E6A562 is a orange with RGB values 230, 165, 98 and HSL 30°, 73%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E6A562#E6A562
HEX#E6A562
RGBrgb(230, 165, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.6471, 0.3843
RGB percentages90.2%, 64.7%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(30.5, 72.5%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.5, 57.4%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 28.3%, 57.4%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,115,618
CSS custom property--colour: #E6A562;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#195A9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA95Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9B863no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F89695no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 6.9Peru · ΔE 12.5Light salmon · ΔE 17.4Burlywood · ΔE 17.5Dark salmon · ΔE 19.9Tan · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62A3E6
Analogous#E66362, #E5E662
Triadic#62E6A5, #A562E6
Split complementary#62E5E6, #6362E6
Tetradic#62E663, #62A3E6, #E662E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF1E6
Lighter +20%#F4D7BA
Lighter +10%#EDBE8E
Darker −10%#DF8C36
Darker −20%#C3721F
Darker −30%#975818
Darker −40%#6B3F11
More saturated +25%#FDA54B
Less saturated −25%#CFA579

Channel breakdown

R230
G165
B98
Red230 (90.2%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue30.45°
Saturation (HSL)72.53%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G A5 · B 62

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