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Recognised as Colour

#EEBC6A

  • #EEBC6A
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#EEBC6A is a orange with RGB values 238, 188, 106 and HSL 37°, 80%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#EEBC6A#EEBC6A
HEX#EEBC6A
RGBrgb(238, 188, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7373, 0.4157
RGB percentages93.3%, 73.7%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(37.3, 79.5%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.3, 55.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 21%, 55.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,645,802
CSS custom property--colour: #EEBC6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#114395

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0BD63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC96Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FFAEA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 15.3Burlywood · ΔE 18Dark khaki · ΔE 20.3Khaki · ΔE 21.1Peru · ΔE 21.6Goldenrod · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A9CEE
Analogous#EE7A6A, #DEEE6A
Triadic#6AEEBC, #BC6AEE
Split complementary#6ADEEE, #7A6AEE
Tetradic#6AEE7A, #6A9CEE, #EE6ADE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAF3
Lighter +20%#F8E5C6
Lighter +10%#F3D198
Darker −10%#E9A73C
Darker −20%#D99019
Darker −30%#AB7214
Darker −40%#7E530E
More saturated +25%#FFC059
Less saturated −25%#D9B77F

Channel breakdown

R238
G188
B106
Red238 (93.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue37.27°
Saturation (HSL)79.52%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G BC · B 6A

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