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Recognised as Colour

#EE8A66

  • #EE8A66
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light salmon

#EE8A66 is a orange with RGB values 238, 138, 102 and HSL 16°, 80%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

#EE8A66#EE8A66
HEX#EE8A66
RGBrgb(238, 138, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5412, 0.4
RGB percentages93.3%, 54.1%, 40%
HSLhsl(15.9, 80%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.9, 57.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 42%, 57.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,632,998
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8A66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#117599

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49763no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCAD65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 8Dark salmon · ΔE 10.5Salmon · ΔE 12.4Coral · ΔE 15.9Sandy brown · ΔE 17.4Light coral · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66CAEE
Analogous#EE6686, #EECE66
Triadic#66EE8A, #8A66EE
Split complementary#66EECE, #6686EE
Tetradic#86EE66, #66CAEE, #CE66EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF3F0
Lighter +20%#F8D0C2
Lighter +10%#F3AD94
Darker −10%#E96738
Darker −20%#D64A18
Darker −30%#A83A13
Darker −40%#7A2A0E
More saturated +25%#FF8255
Less saturated −25%#D9947B

Channel breakdown

R238
G138
B102
Red238 (93.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue15.88°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8A · B 66

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