Recognised as Colour

#E6A84B

#E6A84B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#E6A84B is a orange with RGB values 230, 168, 75 and HSL 36°, 76%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E6A84B#E6A84B

HEX#E6A84B

RGBrgb(230, 168, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.6588, 0.2941

RGB percentages90.2%, 65.9%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(36, 75.6%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36, 67.4%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 27%, 67.4%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,116,363

CSS custom property--colour: #E6A84B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1

Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#1957B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFAB41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDBA4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#F99894no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 12.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 14.5 Peru · ΔE 15.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.2 Orange · ΔE 25.6 Burlywood · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B89E6

Analogous#E65A4B, #D7E64B

Triadic#4BE6A8, #A84BE6

Split complementary#4BD7E6, #5A4BE6

Tetradic#4BE65B, #4B89E6, #E64BD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFE

Lighter +30%#F9E9D1

Lighter +20%#F2D3A5

Lighter +10%#ECBE78

Darker −10%#DF921F

Darker −20%#B27519

Darker −30%#855713

Darker −40%#593A0C

More saturated +25%#FFAD32

Less saturated −25%#CCA365

Channel breakdown

R230

G168

B75

Red230 (90.2%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue36°

Saturation (HSL)75.61%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G A8 · B 4B

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