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Recognised as Colour

#EDC691

  • #EDC691
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#EDC691 is a orange with RGB values 237, 198, 145 and HSL 35°, 72%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#EDC691#EDC691
HEX#EDC691
RGBrgb(237, 198, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7765, 0.5686
RGB percentages92.9%, 77.6%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(34.6, 71.9%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.6, 38.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 16.5%, 38.8%, 7.1%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,582,865
CSS custom property--colour: #EDC691;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#12396E

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D5C78Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DED092no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#FCBCB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 5.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#91B8ED
Analogous#ED9891, #E6ED91
Triadic#91EDC6, #C691ED
Split complementary#91E6ED, #9891ED
Tetradic#91ED98, #91B8ED, #ED91E6

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF3E9
Lighter +10%#F4DDBD
Darker −10%#E6AF65
Darker −20%#DF9939
Darker −30%#C57F20
Darker −40%#996319
More saturated +25%#FDC881
Less saturated −25%#DDC4A1

Channel breakdown

R237
G198
B145
Red237 (92.9%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue34.57°
Saturation (HSL)71.88%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G C6 · B 91

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