Colour

#ECB278

#ECB278
Orange
Light
Nearest: Burlywood

#ECB278 is a orange with RGB values 236, 178, 120 and HSL 30°, 75%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

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HEX#ECB278

RGBrgb(236, 178, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.698, 0.4706

RGB percentages92.5%, 69.8%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(30, 75.3%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30, 49.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 24.6%, 49.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,512,184

CSS custom property--colour: #ECB278;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#134D87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5B573no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3C379no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FDA5A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 10.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 12.9 Tan · ΔE 16.3 Light salmon · ΔE 17.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.4 Navajo white · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78B2EC

Analogous#EC7878, #ECEC78

Triadic#78ECB2, #B278EC

Split complementary#78ECEC, #7878EC

Tetradic#78EC78, #78B2EC, #EC78EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFE

Lighter +20%#F9E5D1

Lighter +10%#F2CBA5

Darker −10%#E6994B

Darker −20%#DF7F1F

Darker −30%#B26519

Darker −40%#854C13

More saturated +25%#FFB265

Less saturated −25%#D9B28B

Channel breakdown

R236

G178

B120

Red236 (92.5%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue30°

Saturation (HSL)75.32%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G B2 · B 78

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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