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Recognised as Colour

#EEAC6F

  • #EEAC6F
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#EEAC6F is a orange with RGB values 238, 172, 111 and HSL 29°, 79%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#EEAC6F#EEAC6F
HEX#EEAC6F
RGBrgb(238, 172, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6745, 0.4353
RGB percentages93.3%, 67.5%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(28.8, 78.9%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.8, 53.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 27.7%, 53.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,641,711
CSS custom property--colour: #EEAC6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#115390

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1B16Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0C070no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9E9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 8.3Burlywood · ΔE 15Light salmon · ΔE 15.3Peru · ΔE 15.9Dark salmon · ΔE 17.7Tan · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FB1EE
Analogous#EE6F72, #EEEB6F
Triadic#6FEEAC, #AC6FEE
Split complementary#6FEEEC, #6F71EE
Tetradic#71EE6F, #6FB1EE, #EC6FEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFBF8
Lighter +20%#F9E1CA
Lighter +10%#F3C69D
Darker −10%#E99241
Darker −20%#DD781A
Darker −30%#AF5F15
Darker −40%#82460F
More saturated +25%#FFAB5E
Less saturated −25%#DAAD83

Channel breakdown

R238
G172
B111
Red238 (93.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue28.82°
Saturation (HSL)78.88%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G AC · B 6F

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