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Recognised as Colour

#EEA66E

  • #EEA66E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#EEA66E is a orange with RGB values 238, 166, 110 and HSL 26°, 79%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#EEA66E#EEA66E
HEX#EEA66E
RGBrgb(238, 166, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.651, 0.4314
RGB percentages93.3%, 65.1%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(26.3, 79%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.3, 53.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 30.3%, 53.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,640,174
CSS custom property--colour: #EEA66E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#115991

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBAC69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCBC6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 7.7Light salmon · ΔE 12Dark salmon · ΔE 14.5Peru · ΔE 14.8Burlywood · ΔE 16.8Tan · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 7.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EB6EE
Analogous#EE6E76, #EEE66E
Triadic#6EEEA6, #A66EEE
Split complementary#6EEEE6, #6E76EE
Tetradic#76EE6E, #6EB6EE, #E66EEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAF7
Lighter +20%#F9DEC9
Lighter +10%#F3C29C
Darker −10%#E98A40
Darker −20%#DC6F1A
Darker −30%#AF5814
Darker −40%#81410F
More saturated +25%#FFA45D
Less saturated −25%#DAA982

Channel breakdown

R238
G166
B110
Red238 (93.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue26.25°
Saturation (HSL)79.01%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G A6 · B 6E

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