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Colour

#EEBD6A

  • #EEBD6A
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#EEBD6A is a orange with RGB values 238, 189, 106 and HSL 38°, 80%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#EEBD6A#EEBD6A
HEX#EEBD6A
RGBrgb(238, 189, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7412, 0.4157
RGB percentages93.3%, 74.1%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(37.7, 79.5%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.7, 55.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 20.6%, 55.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,646,058
CSS custom property--colour: #EEBD6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.12:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#114295

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1BE63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCCA6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FFAFAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 15.9Burlywood · ΔE 18.3Dark khaki · ΔE 20Khaki · ΔE 20.6Peru · ΔE 22.1Goldenrod · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A9BEE
Analogous#EE7B6A, #DDEE6A
Triadic#6AEEBD, #BD6AEE
Split complementary#6ADDEE, #7B6AEE
Tetradic#6AEE7B, #6A9BEE, #EE6ADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAF3
Lighter +20%#F8E6C6
Lighter +10%#F3D198
Darker −10%#E9A93C
Darker −20%#D99219
Darker −30%#AB7314
Darker −40%#7E540E
More saturated +25%#FFC159
Less saturated −25%#D9B87F

Channel breakdown

R238
G189
B106
Red238 (93.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue37.73°
Saturation (HSL)79.52%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G BD · B 6A

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