Colour

#E6B549

#E6B549
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E6B549 is a orange with RGB values 230, 181, 73 and HSL 41°, 76%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#E6B549

RGBrgb(230, 181, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7098, 0.2863

RGB percentages90.2%, 71%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(41.3, 75.8%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(41.3, 68.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 21.3%, 68.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,119,689

CSS custom property--colour: #E6B549;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#194AB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAB53Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6C14Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F9A59Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 20.9 Peru · ΔE 23.7 Khaki · ΔE 25.8 Orange · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#497AE6

Analogous#E66749, #C9E649

Triadic#49E6B5, #B549E6

Split complementary#49C9E6, #6649E6

Tetradic#49E666, #497AE6, #E649C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFC

Lighter +30%#F8ECD0

Lighter +20%#F2D9A3

Lighter +10%#ECC776

Darker −10%#DEA21E

Darker −20%#B18118

Darker −30%#846012

Darker −40%#57400C

More saturated +25%#FFBE30

Less saturated −25%#CCAB63

Channel breakdown

R230

G181

B73

Red230 (90.2%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue41.27°

Saturation (HSL)75.85%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G B5 · B 49

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Colour values

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