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Colour

#E9905E

  • #E9905E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light salmon

#E9905E is a orange with RGB values 233, 144, 94 and HSL 22°, 76%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

#E9905E#E9905E
HEX#E9905E
RGBrgb(233, 144, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.5647, 0.3686
RGB percentages91.4%, 56.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(21.6, 76%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.6, 59.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 38.2%, 59.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,306,846
CSS custom property--colour: #E9905E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#166FA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99A5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAE5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FD7F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 9.2Sandy brown · ΔE 10.5Peru · ΔE 12.4Dark salmon · ΔE 12.9Coral · ΔE 17.8Salmon · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 9.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EB7E9
Analogous#E95E71, #E9D55E
Triadic#5EE990, #905EE9
Split complementary#5EE9D5, #5E71E9
Tetradic#71E95E, #5EB7E9, #D65EE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEDE5
Lighter +20%#F5CEB8
Lighter +10%#EFAF8B
Darker −10%#E37131
Darker −20%#C6591B
Darker −30%#994415
Darker −40%#6C300F
More saturated +25%#FF8A48
Less saturated −25%#D29675

Channel breakdown

R233
G144
B94
Red233 (91.4%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue21.58°
Saturation (HSL)75.96%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 90 · B 5E

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