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Recognised as Colour

#EAA252

  • #EAA252
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#EAA252 is a orange with RGB values 234, 162, 82 and HSL 32°, 78%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#EAA252#EAA252
HEX#EAA252
RGBrgb(234, 162, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.6353, 0.3216
RGB percentages91.8%, 63.5%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(31.6, 78.4%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.6, 65%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 30.8%, 65%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,376,978
CSS custom property--colour: #EAA252;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#155DAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA74Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBB853no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FE9190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 6.3Peru · ΔE 11.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.6Goldenrod · ΔE 20.4Light salmon · ΔE 21Chocolate · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 6.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#529AEA
Analogous#EA5652, #E6EA52
Triadic#52EAA2, #A252EA
Split complementary#52E6EA, #5652EA
Tetradic#52EA56, #529AEA, #EA52E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEBDA
Lighter +20%#F5D3AD
Lighter +10%#F0BA7F
Darker −10%#E48A25
Darker −20%#BF6F17
Darker −30%#915512
Darker −40%#643A0C
More saturated +25%#FFA33D
Less saturated −25%#D2A16A

Channel breakdown

R234
G162
B82
Red234 (91.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue31.58°
Saturation (HSL)78.35%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G A2 · B 52

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