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Recognised as Colour

#E7B356

  • #E7B356
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E7B356 is a orange with RGB values 231, 179, 86 and HSL 38°, 75%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E7B356#E7B356
HEX#E7B356
RGBrgb(231, 179, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.702, 0.3373
RGB percentages90.6%, 70.2%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(38.5, 75.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.5, 62.8%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 22.5%, 62.8%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,184,726
CSS custom property--colour: #E7B356;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#184CA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8B44Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4C159no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FAA49Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 15.7Goldenrod · ΔE 16Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.1Peru · ΔE 19.7Dark khaki · ΔE 23Burlywood · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#568AE7
Analogous#E76A56, #D3E756
Triadic#56E7B3, #B356E7
Split complementary#56D3E7, #6B56E7
Tetradic#56E76A, #568AE7, #E756D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEFDC
Lighter +20%#F4DBAF
Lighter +10%#EDC783
Darker −10%#E19F29
Darker −20%#BC821B
Darker −30%#906314
Darker −40%#63450E
More saturated +25%#FFBA3E
Less saturated −25%#CFAC6E

Channel breakdown

R231
G179
B86
Red231 (90.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue38.48°
Saturation (HSL)75.13%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G B3 · B 56

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