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Recognised as Colour

#EA9259

  • #EA9259
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#EA9259 is a orange with RGB values 234, 146, 89 and HSL 24°, 78%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#EA9259#EA9259
HEX#EA9259
RGBrgb(234, 146, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.5725, 0.349
RGB percentages91.8%, 57.3%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(23.6, 77.5%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.6, 62%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 37.6%, 62%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,372,889
CSS custom property--colour: #EA9259;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#156DA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9C54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AF59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FE8185no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 8Peru · ΔE 10.4Light salmon · ΔE 11.5Dark salmon · ΔE 16Coral · ΔE 17.8Chocolate · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59B1EA
Analogous#EA5968, #EADB59
Triadic#59EA92, #9259EA
Split complementary#59EADB, #5968EA
Tetradic#68EA59, #59B1EA, #DB59EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEBE1
Lighter +20%#F5CDB4
Lighter +10%#F0B086
Darker −10%#E4742C
Darker −20%#C45C19
Darker −30%#974713
Darker −40%#6A320D
More saturated +25%#FF8E44
Less saturated −25%#D39770

Channel breakdown

R234
G146
B89
Red234 (91.8%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue23.59°
Saturation (HSL)77.54%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 92 · B 59

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