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Recognised as Colour

#EDC982

  • #EDC982
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#EDC982 is a orange with RGB values 237, 201, 130 and HSL 40°, 75%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#EDC982#EDC982
HEX#EDC982
RGBrgb(237, 201, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7882, 0.5098
RGB percentages92.9%, 78.8%, 51%
HSLhsl(39.8, 74.8%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.8, 45.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 45.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,583,618
CSS custom property--colour: #EDC982;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.28:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#12367D

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#DAC87Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2D184no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FDBDB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#82A6ED
Analogous#ED9382, #DBED82
Triadic#82EDC9, #C982ED
Split complementary#82DBED, #9382ED
Tetradic#82ED93, #82A6ED, #ED82DC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF0DB
Lighter +10%#F3DCAF
Darker −10%#E7B655
Darker −20%#E0A229
Darker −30%#BB851B
Darker −40%#8E6515
More saturated +25%#FFCF70
Less saturated −25%#DBC394

Channel breakdown

R237
G201
B130
Red237 (92.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue39.81°
Saturation (HSL)74.83%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G C9 · B 82

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