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Colour

#E6B34C

  • #E6B34C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E6B34C is a orange with RGB values 230, 179, 76 and HSL 40°, 75%, 60%. 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

#E6B34C#E6B34C
HEX#E6B34C
RGBrgb(230, 179, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.702, 0.298
RGB percentages90.2%, 70.2%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(40.1, 75.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.1, 67%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 22.2%, 67%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,119,180
CSS custom property--colour: #E6B34C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#194CB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8B340no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5C050no 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 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.4Sandy brown · ΔE 18.8Peru · ΔE 21.8Dark khaki · ΔE 25.2Khaki · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C7FE6
Analogous#E6664C, #CCE64C
Triadic#4CE6B3, #B34CE6
Split complementary#4CCCE6, #664CE6
Tetradic#4CE666, #4C7FE6, #E64CCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9ECD2
Lighter +20%#F3D9A6
Lighter +10%#ECC679
Darker −10%#E0A01F
Darker −20%#B38019
Darker −30%#866013
Darker −40%#5A400C
More saturated +25%#FFBB33
Less saturated −25%#CDAA65

Channel breakdown

R230
G179
B76
Red230 (90.2%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue40.13°
Saturation (HSL)75.49%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G B3 · B 4C

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