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Recognised as Colour

#EEC485

  • #EEC485
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#EEC485 is a orange with RGB values 238, 196, 133 and HSL 36°, 76%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#EEC485#EEC485
HEX#EEC485
RGBrgb(238, 196, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7686, 0.5216
RGB percentages93.3%, 76.9%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(36, 75.5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36, 44.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 44.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,647,877
CSS custom property--colour: #EEC485;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.87:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#113B7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D5C580no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFCF87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FEB8B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#85AFEE
Analogous#EE9085, #E4EE85
Triadic#85EEC4, #C485EE
Split complementary#85E4EE, #9085EE
Tetradic#85EE90, #85AFEE, #EE85E4

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAEFDF
Lighter +10%#F4DAB2
Darker −10%#E8AE58
Darker −20%#E2992B
Darker −30%#BF7D1B
Darker −40%#936014
More saturated +25%#FFC774
Less saturated −25%#DDC196

Channel breakdown

R238
G196
B133
Red238 (93.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue36°
Saturation (HSL)75.54%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G C4 · B 85

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