Colour

#EAB256

#EAB256
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#EAB256 is a orange with RGB values 234, 178, 86 and HSL 37°, 78%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#EAB256#EAB256

HEX#EAB256

RGBrgb(234, 178, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.698, 0.3373

RGB percentages91.8%, 69.8%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(37.3, 77.9%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.3, 63.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 23.9%, 63.2%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,381,078

CSS custom property--colour: #EAB256;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#154DA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B34Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5C159no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FDA29Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 14.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 16 Peru · ΔE 18.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.1 Burlywood · ΔE 24.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#568EEA

Analogous#EA6856, #D8EA56

Triadic#56EAB2, #B256EA

Split complementary#56D8EA, #6856EA

Tetradic#56EA68, #568EEA, #EA56D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF0DE

Lighter +20%#F5DBB1

Lighter +10%#F0C783

Darker −10%#E49D29

Darker −20%#C28218

Darker −30%#956312

Darker −40%#67450D

More saturated +25%#FFB741

Less saturated −25%#D2AC6E

Channel breakdown

R234

G178

B86

Red234 (91.8%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue37.3°

Saturation (HSL)77.89%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G B2 · B 56

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Colour values

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