Colour
#E8AE60
- #E8AE60
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Sandy brown
#E8AE60 is a orange with RGB values 232, 174, 96 and HSL 34°, 75%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.
Colour values
#E8AE60#E8AE60
HEX#E8AE60
RGBrgb(232, 174, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6824, 0.3765
RGB percentages91%, 68.2%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(34.4, 74.7%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.4, 58.6%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 25%, 58.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,248,992
CSS custom property--colour: #E8AE60;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#17519F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#609AE8
Analogous#E86A60, #DEE860
Triadic#60E8AE, #AE60E8
Split complementary#60DEE8, #6A60E8
Tetradic#60E86A, #609AE8, #E860DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G174
B96
Red232 (91%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue34.41°
Saturation (HSL)74.73%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G AE · B 60
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