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Recognised as Colour

#E9BD4C

  • #E9BD4C
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E9BD4C is a orange with RGB values 233, 189, 76 and HSL 43°, 78%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E9BD4C#E9BD4C
HEX#E9BD4C
RGBrgb(233, 189, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7412, 0.298
RGB percentages91.4%, 74.1%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(43.2, 78.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.2, 67.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 18.9%, 67.4%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,318,348
CSS custom property--colour: #E9BD4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#1642B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2BC3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDC751no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FCADA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 11.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.3Khaki · ΔE 23.7Sandy brown · ΔE 24.1Dark khaki · ΔE 25.7Orange · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C78E9
Analogous#E96E4C, #C7E94C
Triadic#4CE9BD, #BD4CE9
Split complementary#4CC7E9, #6E4CE9
Tetradic#4CE96E, #4C78E9, #E94CC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEFD4
Lighter +20%#F4DEA7
Lighter +10%#EFCE79
Darker −10%#E3AC1F
Darker −20%#B88B17
Darker −30%#8B6911
Darker −40%#5E470B
More saturated +25%#FFC736
Less saturated −25%#D0B265

Channel breakdown

R233
G189
B76
Red233 (91.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue43.18°
Saturation (HSL)78.11%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G BD · B 4C

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