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Recognised as Colour

#E7985E

  • #E7985E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E7985E is a orange with RGB values 231, 152, 94 and HSL 25°, 74%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E7985E#E7985E
HEX#E7985E
RGBrgb(231, 152, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5961, 0.3686
RGB percentages90.6%, 59.6%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(25.4, 74.1%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.4, 59.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 34.2%, 59.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,177,822
CSS custom property--colour: #E7985E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#1867A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFA059no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2B15Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#FA888Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 6.3Peru · ΔE 10Light salmon · ΔE 11.9Dark salmon · ΔE 15.2Coral · ΔE 22.1Burlywood · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EADE7
Analogous#E75E68, #E7DC5E
Triadic#5EE798, #985EE7
Split complementary#5EE7DC, #5E69E7
Tetradic#68E75E, #5EADE7, #DC5EE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEDE3
Lighter +20%#F4D1B7
Lighter +10%#EEB48A
Darker −10%#E07C32
Darker −20%#C2631D
Darker −30%#964C16
Darker −40%#693610
More saturated +25%#FE9447
Less saturated −25%#D09C75

Channel breakdown

R231
G152
B94
Red231 (90.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue25.4°
Saturation (HSL)74.05%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 98 · B 5E

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