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Recognised as Colour

#ECB968

  • #ECB968
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#ECB968 is a orange with RGB values 236, 185, 104 and HSL 37°, 78%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#ECB968#ECB968
HEX#ECB968
RGBrgb(236, 185, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7255, 0.4078
RGB percentages92.5%, 72.5%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(36.8, 77.6%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.8, 55.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 21.6%, 55.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,513,960
CSS custom property--colour: #ECB968;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#134697

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDBA61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C66Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FEABA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 14.4Burlywood · ΔE 17.8Peru · ΔE 20.4Dark khaki · ΔE 20.5Khaki · ΔE 22.1Goldenrod · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#689BEC
Analogous#EC7768, #DDEC68
Triadic#68ECB9, #B968EC
Split complementary#68DDEC, #7768EC
Tetradic#68EC77, #689BEC, #EC68DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF8F0
Lighter +20%#F7E3C3
Lighter +10%#F2CE95
Darker −10%#E6A43B
Darker −20%#D38C1B
Darker −30%#A66E15
Darker −40%#79500F
More saturated +25%#FFBD55
Less saturated −25%#D7B47D

Channel breakdown

R236
G185
B104
Red236 (92.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue36.82°
Saturation (HSL)77.65%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G B9 · B 68

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