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Recognised as Colour

#ECB96C

  • #ECB96C
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#ECB96C is a orange with RGB values 236, 185, 108 and HSL 36°, 77%, 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

#ECB96C#ECB96C
HEX#ECB96C
RGBrgb(236, 185, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7255, 0.4235
RGB percentages92.5%, 72.5%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(36.1, 77.1%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.1, 54.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 21.6%, 54.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,513,964
CSS custom property--colour: #ECB96C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.72:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#134693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDBA65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C76Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#FEABA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 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 text11.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 14.2Burlywood · ΔE 16Dark khaki · ΔE 20.1Peru · ΔE 20.4Navajo white · ΔE 21.7Tan · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 14.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C9FEC
Analogous#EC796C, #DFEC6C
Triadic#6CECB9, #B96CEC
Split complementary#6CDFEC, #796CEC
Tetradic#6CEC79, #6C9FEC, #EC6CDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAF3
Lighter +20%#F8E4C6
Lighter +10%#F2CF99
Darker −10%#E6A33F
Darker −20%#D68C1C
Darker −30%#A96E16
Darker −40%#7C5110
More saturated +25%#FFBD59
Less saturated −25%#D7B581

Channel breakdown

R236
G185
B108
Red236 (92.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue36.09°
Saturation (HSL)77.11%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G B9 · B 6C

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