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Recognised as Colour

#EAA97E

  • #EAA97E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EAA97E is a orange with RGB values 234, 169, 126 and HSL 24°, 72%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EAA97E#EAA97E
HEX#EAA97E
RGBrgb(234, 169, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.6627, 0.4941
RGB percentages91.8%, 66.3%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(23.9, 72%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.9, 46.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 27.8%, 46.2%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,378,814
CSS custom property--colour: #EAA97E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#155681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCAF7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBBD7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FB9D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.1Burlywood · ΔE 12.2Light salmon · ΔE 13Tan · ΔE 15.6Sandy brown · ΔE 15.8Peru · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EBFEA
Analogous#EA7E89, #EADF7E
Triadic#7EEAA9, #A97EEA
Split complementary#7EEADF, #7E89EA
Tetradic#89EA7E, #7EBFEA, #DF7EEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E3D6
Lighter +10%#F1C6AA
Darker −10%#E38C52
Darker −20%#DC6F26
Darker −30%#B2581D
Darker −40%#864316
More saturated +25%#FDA56B
Less saturated −25%#D7AD91

Channel breakdown

R234
G169
B126
Red234 (91.8%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue23.89°
Saturation (HSL)72%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G A9 · B 7E

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