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Recognised as Colour

#EEC179

  • #EEC179
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#EEC179 is a orange with RGB values 238, 193, 121 and HSL 37°, 77%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#EEC179#EEC179
HEX#EEC179
RGBrgb(238, 193, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7569, 0.4745
RGB percentages93.3%, 75.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(36.9, 77.5%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.9, 49.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.9%, 49.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,647,097
CSS custom property--colour: #EEC179;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#113E86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3C173no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DECD7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FFB4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 12.6Navajo white · ΔE 17.1Sandy brown · ΔE 17.7Dark khaki · ΔE 17.9Tan · ΔE 18.7Khaki · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79A6EE
Analogous#EE8679, #E1EE79
Triadic#79EEC1, #C179EE
Split complementary#79E1EE, #8679EE
Tetradic#79EE86, #79A6EE, #EE79E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9EBD4
Lighter +10%#F4D6A6
Darker −10%#E8AC4C
Darker −20%#E3971E
Darker −30%#B77917
Darker −40%#8A5B11
More saturated +25%#FFC568
Less saturated −25%#DBBD8C

Channel breakdown

R238
G193
B121
Red238 (93.3%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue36.92°
Saturation (HSL)77.48%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G C1 · B 79

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