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Colour

#EB9538

  • #EB9538
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#EB9538 is a orange with RGB values 235, 149, 56 and HSL 31°, 82%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#EB9538#EB9538
HEX#EB9538
RGBrgb(235, 149, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.5843, 0.2196
RGB percentages92.2%, 58.4%, 22%
HSLhsl(31.2, 81.7%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.2, 76.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 36.6%, 76.2%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,439,160
CSS custom property--colour: #EB9538;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#146AC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09D2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B039no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8182no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 14Peru · ΔE 14.4Chocolate · ΔE 18Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.4Goldenrod · ΔE 18.9Dark orange · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#388EEB
Analogous#EB3C38, #E7EB38
Triadic#38EB95, #9538EB
Split complementary#38E7EB, #3C38EB
Tetradic#38EB3C, #388EEB, #EB38E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF8F1
Lighter +30%#F9DFC3
Lighter +20%#F4C695
Lighter +10%#F0AE66
Darker −10%#DA7C16
Darker −20%#AC6211
Darker −30%#7D470D
Darker −40%#4F2D08
More saturated +25%#FF9624
Less saturated −25%#D09453

Channel breakdown

R235
G149
B56
Red235 (92.2%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue31.17°
Saturation (HSL)81.74%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 95 · B 38

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