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Recognised as Colour

#E6BD4D

  • #E6BD4D
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E6BD4D is a orange with RGB values 230, 189, 77 and HSL 44°, 75%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E6BD4D#E6BD4D
HEX#E6BD4D
RGBrgb(230, 189, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7412, 0.302
RGB percentages90.2%, 74.1%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(43.9, 75.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.9, 66.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 17.8%, 66.5%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,121,741
CSS custom property--colour: #E6BD4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.75:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#1942B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1BB40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC652no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F8AEA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.5Khaki · ΔE 22.7Dark khaki · ΔE 24.4Sandy brown · ΔE 24.6Peru · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D76E6
Analogous#E6714D, #C2E64D
Triadic#4DE6BD, #BD4DE6
Split complementary#4DC2E6, #714DE6
Tetradic#4DE671, #4D76E6, #E64DC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9EFD3
Lighter +20%#F3DEA6
Lighter +10%#ECCE7A
Darker −10%#E0AC20
Darker −20%#B48A19
Darker −30%#876813
Darker −40%#5A460D
More saturated +25%#FFC934
Less saturated −25%#CDB166

Channel breakdown

R230
G189
B77
Red230 (90.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue43.92°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G BD · B 4D

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