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Recognised as Colour

#ECBD79

  • #ECBD79
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#ECBD79 is a orange with RGB values 236, 189, 121 and HSL 35°, 75%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#ECBD79#ECBD79
HEX#ECBD79
RGBrgb(236, 189, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7412, 0.4745
RGB percentages92.5%, 74.1%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(35.5, 75.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.5, 48.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 19.9%, 48.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,515,001
CSS custom property--colour: #ECBD79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.12:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#134286

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFBE74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC97Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FDB0ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 11Sandy brown · ΔE 16.6Navajo white · ΔE 16.8Tan · ΔE 17.2Dark khaki · ΔE 18.4Moccasin · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79A8EC
Analogous#EC8479, #E1EC79
Triadic#79ECBD, #BD79EC
Split complementary#79E1EC, #8479EC
Tetradic#79EC84, #79A8EC, #EC79E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9E9D2
Lighter +10%#F2D3A6
Darker −10%#E6A74C
Darker −20%#DF9120
Darker −30%#B37419
Darker −40%#865713
More saturated +25%#FFC066
Less saturated −25%#D9BA8C

Channel breakdown

R236
G189
B121
Red236 (92.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue35.48°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G BD · B 79

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