Recognised as Colour
#E6C992
- #E6C992
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Burlywood
#E6C992 is a orange with RGB values 230, 201, 146 and HSL 39°, 63%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#E6C992#E6C992
HEX#E6C992
RGBrgb(230, 201, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7882, 0.5725
RGB percentages90.2%, 78.8%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(39.3, 62.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.3, 36.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 36.5%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,124,882
CSS custom property--colour: #E6C992;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.13:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#19366D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#92AFE6
Analogous#E69F92, #D9E692
Triadic#92E6C9, #C992E6
Split complementary#92D9E6, #9F92E6
Tetradic#92E69F, #92AFE6, #E692D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G201
B146
Red230 (90.2%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue39.29°
Saturation (HSL)62.69%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G C9 · B 92
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