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Recognised as Colour

#EA8F57

  • #EA8F57
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#EA8F57 is a orange with RGB values 234, 143, 87 and HSL 23°, 78%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#EA8F57#EA8F57
HEX#EA8F57
RGBrgb(234, 143, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.5608, 0.3412
RGB percentages91.8%, 56.1%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(22.9, 77.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.9, 62.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 38.9%, 62.8%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,372,119
CSS custom property--colour: #EA8F57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#1570A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99952no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAD57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FE7D82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 9.3Peru · ΔE 10.9Light salmon · ΔE 11.7Coral · ΔE 16.3Dark salmon · ΔE 16.3Chocolate · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57B2EA
Analogous#EA5769, #EAD957
Triadic#57EA8F, #8F57EA
Split complementary#57EAD9, #5768EA
Tetradic#68EA57, #57B2EA, #D957EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEADF
Lighter +20%#F5CBB2
Lighter +10%#F0AD84
Darker −10%#E4712A
Darker −20%#C35918
Darker −30%#954413
Darker −40%#68300D
More saturated +25%#FF8A42
Less saturated −25%#D2956F

Channel breakdown

R234
G143
B87
Red234 (91.8%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue22.86°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 8F · B 57

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