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Recognised as Colour

#E9C481

  • #E9C481
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#E9C481 is a orange with RGB values 233, 196, 129 and HSL 39°, 70%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#E9C481#E9C481
HEX#E9C481
RGBrgb(233, 196, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7686, 0.5059
RGB percentages91.4%, 76.9%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(38.7, 70.3%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.7, 44.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 15.9%, 44.6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,320,193
CSS custom property--colour: #E9C481;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#163B7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4C47Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDCD83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F8B9B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 9.7Navajo white · ΔE 13.7Tan · ΔE 15.3Dark khaki · ΔE 15.3Moccasin · ΔE 16.3Wheat · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81A6E9
Analogous#E99081, #DAE981
Triadic#81E9C4, #C481E9
Split complementary#81DAE9, #9081E9
Tetradic#81E990, #81A6E9, #E981DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8EDD8
Lighter +10%#F1D8AC
Darker −10%#E1B056
Darker −20%#DA9B2A
Darker −30%#B27E1F
Darker −40%#875F17
More saturated +25%#FBC96E
Less saturated −25%#D6BF93

Channel breakdown

R233
G196
B129
Red233 (91.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue38.65°
Saturation (HSL)70.27%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G C4 · B 81

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