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Recognised as Colour

#E8C25C

  • #E8C25C
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E8C25C is a orange with RGB values 232, 194, 92 and HSL 44°, 75%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E8C25C#E8C25C
HEX#E8C25C
RGBrgb(232, 194, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.7608, 0.3608
RGB percentages91%, 76.1%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(43.7, 75.3%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.7, 60.3%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 16.4%, 60.3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,254,108
CSS custom property--colour: #E8C25C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#173DA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5C052no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFCA60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FAB4ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.5Khaki · ΔE 18.3Dark khaki · ΔE 20.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.4Sandy brown · ΔE 23.4Burlywood · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C82E8
Analogous#E87C5C, #C8E85C
Triadic#5CE8C2, #C25CE8
Split complementary#5CC8E8, #7C5CE8
Tetradic#5CE87C, #5C82E8, #E85CC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF4E2
Lighter +20%#F5E3B5
Lighter +10%#EED389
Darker −10%#E2B12F
Darker −20%#C3951B
Darker −30%#967315
Darker −40%#69510F
More saturated +25%#FFCD45
Less saturated −25%#D1B773

Channel breakdown

R232
G194
B92
Red232 (91%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue43.71°
Saturation (HSL)75.27%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G C2 · B 5C

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