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Recognised as Colour

#E9A747

  • #E9A747
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#E9A747 is a orange with RGB values 233, 167, 71 and HSL 36°, 79%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#E9A747#E9A747
HEX#E9A747
RGBrgb(233, 167, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6549, 0.2784
RGB percentages91.4%, 65.5%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(35.6, 78.6%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.6, 69.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 28.3%, 69.5%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,312,711
CSS custom property--colour: #E9A747;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#1658B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEAA3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEBA4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FD9693no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 13.1Goldenrod · ΔE 13.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.9Peru · ΔE 16Orange · ΔE 23.3Chocolate · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4789E9
Analogous#E95647, #DAE947
Triadic#47E9A7, #A747E9
Split complementary#47DAE9, #5647E9
Tetradic#47E956, #4789E9, #E947DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFD
Lighter +30%#F9E8D0
Lighter +20%#F4D3A2
Lighter +10%#EEBD75
Darker −10%#E2911B
Darker −20%#B47416
Darker −30%#875610
Darker −40%#59390B
More saturated +25%#FFAB31
Less saturated −25%#CFA261

Channel breakdown

R233
G167
B71
Red233 (91.4%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue35.56°
Saturation (HSL)78.64%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G A7 · B 47

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