Colour

#E6B349

#E6B349
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E6B349 is a orange with RGB values 230, 179, 73 and HSL 41°, 76%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#E6B349

RGBrgb(230, 179, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.702, 0.2863

RGB percentages90.2%, 70.2%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(40.5, 75.8%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.5, 68.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 22.2%, 68.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,119,177

CSS custom property--colour: #E6B349;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1

Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#194CB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9B33Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5C04Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F9A39Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.7 Peru · ΔE 22.5 Orange · ΔE 25.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#497CE6

Analogous#E66449, #CAE649

Triadic#49E6B3, #B349E6

Split complementary#49CAE6, #6549E6

Tetradic#49E665, #497CE6, #E649CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFC

Lighter +30%#F8EBD0

Lighter +20%#F2D8A3

Lighter +10%#ECC676

Darker −10%#DE9F1E

Darker −20%#B17F18

Darker −30%#845F12

Darker −40%#573F0C

More saturated +25%#FFBC30

Less saturated −25%#CCAA63

Channel breakdown

R230

G179

B73

Red230 (90.2%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue40.51°

Saturation (HSL)75.85%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G B3 · B 49

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