Recognised as Colour
#E6BCAC
- #E6BCAC
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Peach puff
#E6BCAC is a orange with RGB values 230, 188, 172 and HSL 17°, 54%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peach puff.
Colour values
#E6BCAC#E6BCAC
HEX#E6BCAC
RGBrgb(230, 188, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7373, 0.6745
RGB percentages90.2%, 73.7%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(16.6, 53.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.6, 25.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 18.3%, 25.2%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,121,580
CSS custom property--colour: #E6BCAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.15:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#194353
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACD6E6
Analogous#E6ACB9, #E6D9AC
Triadic#ACE6BC, #BCACE6
Split complementary#ACE6D9, #ACB9E6
Tetradic#B9E6AC, #ACD6E6, #D9ACE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G188
B172
Red230 (90.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue16.55°
Saturation (HSL)53.7%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G BC · B AC
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