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Recognised as Colour

#EAA949

  • #EAA949
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#EAA949 is a orange with RGB values 234, 169, 73 and HSL 36°, 79%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#EAA949#EAA949
HEX#EAA949
RGBrgb(234, 169, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.6627, 0.2863
RGB percentages91.8%, 66.3%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(35.8, 79.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.8, 68.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 27.8%, 68.8%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,378,761
CSS custom property--colour: #EAA949;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#1556B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0AC3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0BC4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#FE9895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 13.2Goldenrod · ΔE 13.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.4Peru · ΔE 16.5Orange · ΔE 23.6Light salmon · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#498AEA
Analogous#EA5949, #DAEA49
Triadic#49EAA9, #A949EA
Split complementary#49DBEA, #5949EA
Tetradic#49EA58, #498AEA, #EA49DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEAD2
Lighter +20%#F5D4A4
Lighter +10%#EFBF77
Darker −10%#E5931B
Darker −20%#B87615
Darker −30%#8A5910
Darker −40%#5C3B0B
More saturated +25%#FFAD34
Less saturated −25%#D1A462

Channel breakdown

R234
G169
B73
Red234 (91.8%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue35.78°
Saturation (HSL)79.31%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G A9 · B 49

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