Recognised as Colour

#ECC27E

#ECC27E
Orange
Light
Nearest: Burlywood

#ECC27E is a orange with RGB values 236, 194, 126 and HSL 37°, 74%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#ECC27E#ECC27E

HEX#ECC27E

RGBrgb(236, 194, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7608, 0.4941

RGB percentages92.5%, 76.1%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(37.1, 74.3%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.1, 46.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 17.8%, 46.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,516,286

CSS custom property--colour: #ECC27E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#133D81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3C279no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDCD80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FCB6B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 10.4 Navajo white · ΔE 14.9 Tan · ΔE 16.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.9 Moccasin · ΔE 17.8 Wheat · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7EA8EC

Analogous#EC8B7E, #DFEC7E

Triadic#7EECC2, #C27EEC

Split complementary#7EDFEC, #8B7EEC

Tetradic#7EEC8B, #7EA8EC, #EC7EDF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9ECD7

Lighter +10%#F3D7AA

Darker −10%#E5AD52

Darker −20%#DF9825

Darker −30%#B67B1B

Darker −40%#8A5D14

More saturated +25%#FFC66C

Less saturated −25%#DABE91

Channel breakdown

R236

G194

B126

Red236 (92.5%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue37.09°

Saturation (HSL)74.32%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G C2 · B 7E

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Colour values

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