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Colour

#E8A15B

  • #E8A15B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E8A15B is a orange with RGB values 232, 161, 91 and HSL 30°, 75%, 63%. 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

#E8A15B#E8A15B
HEX#E8A15B
RGBrgb(232, 161, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6314, 0.3569
RGB percentages91%, 63.1%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(29.8, 75.4%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.8, 60.8%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 30.6%, 60.8%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,245,659
CSS custom property--colour: #E8A15B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#175EA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A655no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B75Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FB9191no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 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 text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 4.2Peru · ΔE 10.4Light salmon · ΔE 17.2Dark salmon · ΔE 20.8Burlywood · ΔE 21.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 4.25, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BA2E8
Analogous#E85B5C, #E8E75B
Triadic#5BE8A1, #A15BE8
Split complementary#5BE8E8, #5B5BE8
Tetradic#5BE85B, #5BA2E8, #E75BE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEEE1
Lighter +20%#F5D4B4
Lighter +10%#EEBB88
Darker −10%#E2872E
Darker −20%#C26E1B
Darker −30%#955515
Darker −40%#683B0F
More saturated +25%#FFA144
Less saturated −25%#D1A172

Channel breakdown

R232
G161
B91
Red232 (91%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue29.79°
Saturation (HSL)75.4%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G A1 · B 5B

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