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Recognised as Colour

#E8B145

  • #E8B145
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E8B145 is a orange with RGB values 232, 177, 69 and HSL 40°, 78%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E8B145#E8B145
HEX#E8B145
RGBrgb(232, 177, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6941, 0.2706
RGB percentages91%, 69.4%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(39.8, 78%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.8, 70.3%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 23.7%, 70.3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,249,733
CSS custom property--colour: #E8B145;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#174EBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7B237no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4C049no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FBA19Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 9.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.4Sandy brown · ΔE 19.4Peru · ΔE 22.1Orange · ΔE 23.3Dark khaki · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#457CE8
Analogous#E86045, #CDE845
Triadic#45E8B1, #B145E8
Split complementary#45CEE8, #5F45E8
Tetradic#45E860, #457CE8, #E845CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFB
Lighter +30%#F9EACD
Lighter +20%#F3D7A0
Lighter +10%#EEC472
Darker −10%#DE9D1C
Darker −20%#B17D16
Darker −30%#845D10
Darker −40%#563D0B
More saturated +25%#FFB82E
Less saturated −25%#CEA95F

Channel breakdown

R232
G177
B69
Red232 (91%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue39.75°
Saturation (HSL)77.99%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G B1 · B 45

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