Recognised as Colour
#E6C1A4
- #E6C1A4
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#E6C1A4 is a orange with RGB values 230, 193, 164 and HSL 26°, 57%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#E6C1A4#E6C1A4
HEX#E6C1A4
RGBrgb(230, 193, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7569, 0.6431
RGB percentages90.2%, 75.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(26.4, 56.9%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.4, 28.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 28.7%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,122,852
CSS custom property--colour: #E6C1A4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.53:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#193E5B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4C9E6
Analogous#E6A4A8, #E6E2A4
Triadic#A4E6C1, #C1A4E6
Split complementary#A4E6E2, #A4A8E6
Tetradic#A8E6A4, #A4C9E6, #E2A4E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G193
B164
Red230 (90.2%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue26.36°
Saturation (HSL)56.9%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G C1 · B A4
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