Colour

#E89E5E

#E89E5E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#E89E5E is a orange with RGB values 232, 158, 94 and HSL 28°, 75%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#E89E5E

RGBrgb(232, 158, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6196, 0.3686

RGB percentages91%, 62%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(27.8, 75%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.8, 59.5%, 91%)

CMYK0%, 31.9%, 59.5%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,244,894

CSS custom property--colour: #E89E5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1

Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#1761A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5A458no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6B55Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FB8E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 4.3 Peru · ΔE 10.1 Light salmon · ΔE 14.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.9 Burlywood · ΔE 20.8 Coral · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 4.27, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5EA8E8

Analogous#E85E63, #E8E35E

Triadic#5EE89E, #9E5EE8

Split complementary#5EE8E3, #5E63E8

Tetradic#63E85E, #5EA8E8, #E35EE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBEFE4

Lighter +20%#F5D4B7

Lighter +10%#EEB98B

Darker −10%#E28331

Darker −20%#C46A1C

Darker −30%#975216

Darker −40%#6B3A0F

More saturated +25%#FF9C47

Less saturated −25%#D1A075

Channel breakdown

R232

G158

B94

Red232 (91%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue27.83°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E8 · G 9E · B 5E

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Colour values

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