Recognised as Colour
#E8BA9E
- #E8BA9E
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#E8BA9E is a orange with RGB values 232, 186, 158 and HSL 23°, 62%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#E8BA9E#E8BA9E
HEX#E8BA9E
RGBrgb(232, 186, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.7294, 0.6196
RGB percentages91%, 72.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(22.7, 61.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.7, 31.9%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 19.8%, 31.9%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,252,126
CSS custom property--colour: #E8BA9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.95:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#174561
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9ECCE8
Analogous#E89EA7, #E8DF9E
Triadic#9EE8BA, #BA9EE8
Split complementary#9EE8DF, #9EA7E8
Tetradic#A7E89E, #9ECCE8, #DF9EE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G186
B158
Red232 (91%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue22.7°
Saturation (HSL)61.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G BA · B 9E
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