Colour

#ECA86E

#ECA86E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#ECA86E is a orange with RGB values 236, 168, 110 and HSL 28°, 77%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#ECA86E#ECA86E

HEX#ECA86E

RGBrgb(236, 168, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6588, 0.4314

RGB percentages92.5%, 65.9%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(27.6, 76.8%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.6, 53.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 28.8%, 53.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,509,614

CSS custom property--colour: #ECA86E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#135791

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDAD69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDBC6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FE9A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 8.3 Light salmon · ΔE 13.8 Peru · ΔE 15.1 Burlywood · ΔE 15.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.9 Tan · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 8.28, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EB2EC

Analogous#EC6E73, #ECE76E

Triadic#6EECA8, #A86EEC

Split complementary#6EECE7, #6E73EC

Tetradic#73EC6E, #6EB2EC, #E76EEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF9F5

Lighter +20%#F8DEC8

Lighter +10%#F2C39B

Darker −10%#E68D41

Darker −20%#D8731C

Darker −30%#AB5B16

Darker −40%#7E4310

More saturated +25%#FFA65B

Less saturated −25%#D8AA83

Channel breakdown

R236

G168

B110

Red236 (92.5%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue27.62°

Saturation (HSL)76.83%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G A8 · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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