Recognised as Colour
#E6B8A4
- #E6B8A4
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#E6B8A4 is a orange with RGB values 230, 184, 164 and HSL 18°, 57%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#E6B8A4#E6B8A4
HEX#E6B8A4
RGBrgb(230, 184, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7216, 0.6431
RGB percentages90.2%, 72.2%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(18.2, 56.9%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18.2, 28.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 20%, 28.7%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,120,548
CSS custom property--colour: #E6B8A4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#19475B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4D2E6
Analogous#E6A4B1, #E6D9A4
Triadic#A4E6B8, #B8A4E6
Split complementary#A4E6D9, #A4B1E6
Tetradic#B1E6A4, #A4D2E6, #D9A4E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G184
B164
Red230 (90.2%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue18.18°
Saturation (HSL)56.9%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G B8 · B A4
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