Recognised as Colour
#E7C68A
- #E7C68A
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Burlywood
#E7C68A is a orange with RGB values 231, 198, 138 and HSL 39°, 66%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#E7C68A#E7C68A
HEX#E7C68A
RGBrgb(231, 198, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.7765, 0.5412
RGB percentages90.6%, 77.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(38.7, 66%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.7, 40.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 14.3%, 40.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,189,642
CSS custom property--colour: #E7C68A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.84:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#183975
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AABE7
Analogous#E7988A, #D9E78A
Triadic#8AE7C6, #C68AE7
Split complementary#8AD9E7, #988AE7
Tetradic#8AE798, #8AABE7, #E78AD9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G198
B138
Red231 (90.6%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue38.71°
Saturation (HSL)65.96%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G C6 · B 8A
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