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Recognised as Colour

#EEA280

  • #EEA280
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EEA280 is a orange with RGB values 238, 162, 128 and HSL 19°, 76%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EEA280#EEA280
HEX#EEA280
RGBrgb(238, 162, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6353, 0.502
RGB percentages93.3%, 63.5%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(18.5, 76.4%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18.5, 46.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 31.9%, 46.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,639,168
CSS custom property--colour: #EEA280;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#115D7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6AA7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8BA80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9599no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 5.3Light salmon · ΔE 9.1Burlywood · ΔE 17.7Sandy brown · ΔE 17.8Tan · ΔE 20Salmon · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 5.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80CCEE
Analogous#EE8095, #EED980
Triadic#80EEA2, #A280EE
Split complementary#80EED9, #8095EE
Tetradic#95EE80, #80CCEE, #D980EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE4DA
Lighter +10%#F4C3AD
Darker −10%#E88153
Darker −20%#E26026
Darker −30%#BC4B19
Darker −40%#8F3913
More saturated +25%#FF9C6F
Less saturated −25%#DCA992

Channel breakdown

R238
G162
B128
Red238 (93.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue18.55°
Saturation (HSL)76.39%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G A2 · B 80

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