Colour
#E6C09E
- #E6C09E
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#E6C09E is a orange with RGB values 230, 192, 158 and HSL 28°, 59%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#E6C09E#E6C09E
HEX#E6C09E
RGBrgb(230, 192, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7529, 0.6196
RGB percentages90.2%, 75.3%, 62%
HSLhsl(28.3, 59%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.3, 31.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 16.5%, 31.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,122,590
CSS custom property--colour: #E6C09E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.4:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#193F61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EC4E6
Analogous#E69EA0, #E6E49E
Triadic#9EE6C0, #C09EE6
Split complementary#9EE6E4, #9EA0E6
Tetradic#A0E69E, #9EC4E6, #E49EE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G192
B158
Red230 (90.2%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue28.33°
Saturation (HSL)59.02%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G C0 · B 9E
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