Recognised as Colour
#E8BAA6
- #E8BAA6
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#E8BAA6 is a orange with RGB values 232, 186, 166 and HSL 18°, 59%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#E8BAA6#E8BAA6
HEX#E8BAA6
RGBrgb(232, 186, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.7294, 0.651
RGB percentages91%, 72.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(18.2, 58.9%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18.2, 28.4%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 19.8%, 28.4%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,252,134
CSS custom property--colour: #E8BAA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.01:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#174559
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6D4E8
Analogous#E8A6B3, #E8DBA6
Triadic#A6E8BA, #BAA6E8
Split complementary#A6E8DB, #A6B3E8
Tetradic#B3E8A6, #A6D4E8, #DBA6E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G186
B166
Red232 (91%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue18.18°
Saturation (HSL)58.93%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G BA · B A6
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