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Recognised as Colour

#ECB35C

  • #ECB35C
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#ECB35C is a orange with RGB values 236, 179, 92 and HSL 36°, 79%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#ECB35C#ECB35C
HEX#ECB35C
RGBrgb(236, 179, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.702, 0.3608
RGB percentages92.5%, 70.2%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(36.3, 79.1%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.3, 61%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 24.2%, 61%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,512,412
CSS custom property--colour: #ECB35C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.17:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#134CA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8B554no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6C35Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA49Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 12.7Peru · ΔE 18.2Goldenrod · ΔE 18.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.7Burlywood · ΔE 22Dark khaki · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C95EC
Analogous#EC6B5C, #DDEC5C
Triadic#5CECB3, #B35CEC
Split complementary#5CDDEC, #6B5CEC
Tetradic#5CEC6B, #5C95EC, #EC5CDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF3E5
Lighter +20%#F7DEB7
Lighter +10%#F1C88A
Darker −10%#E79E2E
Darker −20%#CA8418
Darker −30%#9D6612
Darker −40%#6F480D
More saturated +25%#FFB749
Less saturated −25%#D5AE73

Channel breakdown

R236
G179
B92
Red236 (92.5%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue36.25°
Saturation (HSL)79.12%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G B3 · B 5C

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