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Recognised as Colour

#EFA68A

  • #EFA68A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EFA68A is a orange with RGB values 239, 166, 138 and HSL 17°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EFA68A#EFA68A
HEX#EFA68A
RGBrgb(239, 166, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.651, 0.5412
RGB percentages93.7%, 65.1%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(16.6, 75.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.6, 42.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 30.5%, 42.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,705,738
CSS custom property--colour: #EFA68A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#105975

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8AE88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9BD8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9A9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 6.9Light salmon · ΔE 12.1Burlywood · ΔE 17.4Tan · ΔE 18.7Sandy brown · ΔE 21.5Light coral · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AD3EF
Analogous#EF8AA0, #EFD98A
Triadic#8AEFA6, #A68AEF
Split complementary#8AEFD8, #8AA1EF
Tetradic#A1EF8A, #8AD3EF, #D88AEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBEAE4
Lighter +10%#F5C8B7
Darker −10%#E9845D
Darker −20%#E36230
Darker −30%#C54A1B
Darker −40%#983915
More saturated +25%#FF9F7A
Less saturated −25%#DEAD9B

Channel breakdown

R239
G166
B138
Red239 (93.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue16.63°
Saturation (HSL)75.94%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G A6 · B 8A

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