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Recognised as Colour

#E6AC59

  • #E6AC59
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E6AC59 is a orange with RGB values 230, 172, 89 and HSL 35°, 74%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E6AC59#E6AC59
HEX#E6AC59
RGBrgb(230, 172, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.6745, 0.349
RGB percentages90.2%, 67.5%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(35.3, 73.8%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.3, 61.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 25.2%, 61.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,117,401
CSS custom property--colour: #E6AC59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#1953A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1AE51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFBC5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#F99D99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 11Peru · ΔE 15.5Goldenrod · ΔE 19.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.8Burlywood · ΔE 21.1Dark khaki · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5993E6
Analogous#E66659, #D9E659
Triadic#59E6AC, #AC59E6
Split complementary#59D9E6, #6659E6
Tetradic#59E666, #5993E6, #E659D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEEDE
Lighter +20%#F3D8B2
Lighter +10%#EDC285
Darker −10%#DF962D
Darker −20%#BD7B1C
Darker −30%#905E16
Darker −40%#64410F
More saturated +25%#FEB041
Less saturated −25%#CEA871

Channel breakdown

R230
G172
B89
Red230 (90.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue35.32°
Saturation (HSL)73.82%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G AC · B 59

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