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Colour

#ECAA6D

  • #ECAA6D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#ECAA6D is a orange with RGB values 236, 170, 109 and HSL 29°, 77%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#ECAA6D#ECAA6D
HEX#ECAA6D
RGBrgb(236, 170, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6667, 0.4275
RGB percentages92.5%, 66.7%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(28.8, 77%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.8, 53.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 28%, 53.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,510,125
CSS custom property--colour: #ECAA6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#135592

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFAF68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEBE6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FE9C9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 8.1Peru · ΔE 15.2Light salmon · ΔE 15.2Burlywood · ΔE 15.3Dark salmon · ΔE 17.5Tan · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 8.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DAFEC
Analogous#EC6D70, #ECEA6D
Triadic#6DECAA, #AA6DEC
Split complementary#6DECEA, #6D6FEC
Tetradic#70EC6D, #6DAFEC, #EA6DEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF9F4
Lighter +20%#F8DFC7
Lighter +10%#F2C49A
Darker −10%#E69040
Darker −20%#D7761C
Darker −30%#AA5D16
Darker −40%#7D4410
More saturated +25%#FFA95A
Less saturated −25%#D7AB82

Channel breakdown

R236
G170
B109
Red236 (92.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue28.82°
Saturation (HSL)76.97%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G AA · B 6D

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