Colour

#E8B85E

#E8B85E
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#E8B85E is a orange with RGB values 232, 184, 94 and HSL 39°, 75%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#E8B85E

RGBrgb(232, 184, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.7216, 0.3686

RGB percentages91%, 72.2%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(39.1, 75%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.1, 59.5%, 91%)

CMYK0%, 20.7%, 59.5%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,251,550

CSS custom property--colour: #E8B85E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#1747A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCB855no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C461no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FAAAA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 16.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.7 Peru · ΔE 21.3 Burlywood · ΔE 21.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E8EE8

Analogous#E8735E, #D3E85E

Triadic#5EE8B8, #B85EE8

Split complementary#5ED3E8, #735EE8

Tetradic#5EE873, #5E8EE8, #E85ED3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF3E4

Lighter +20%#F5DFB7

Lighter +10%#EECC8B

Darker −10%#E2A431

Darker −20%#C48A1C

Darker −30%#976A16

Darker −40%#6B4B0F

More saturated +25%#FFBF47

Less saturated −25%#D1B175

Channel breakdown

R232

G184

B94

Red232 (91%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue39.13°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E8 · G B8 · B 5E

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Colour values

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