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Colour

#E7A15E

  • #E7A15E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E7A15E is a orange with RGB values 231, 161, 94 and HSL 29°, 74%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E7A15E#E7A15E
HEX#E7A15E
RGBrgb(231, 161, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.6314, 0.3686
RGB percentages90.6%, 63.1%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(29.3, 74.1%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.3, 59.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 30.3%, 59.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,180,126
CSS custom property--colour: #E7A15E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#185EA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7A658no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B65Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FA9291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 4.9Peru · ΔE 10.7Light salmon · ΔE 16.3Dark salmon · ΔE 19.4Burlywood · ΔE 19.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 4.86, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EA4E7
Analogous#E75E5F, #E7E65E
Triadic#5EE7A1, #A15EE7
Split complementary#5EE7E5, #5E60E7
Tetradic#60E75E, #5EA4E7, #E55EE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEFE3
Lighter +20%#F4D5B7
Lighter +10%#EEBB8A
Darker −10%#E08732
Darker −20%#C26E1D
Darker −30%#965516
Darker −40%#693C10
More saturated +25%#FEA047
Less saturated −25%#D0A275

Channel breakdown

R231
G161
B94
Red231 (90.6%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue29.34°
Saturation (HSL)74.05%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G A1 · B 5E

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