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Recognised as Colour

#EFAE99

  • #EFAE99
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EFAE99 is a red with RGB values 239, 174, 153 and HSL 15°, 73%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EFAE99#EFAE99
HEX#EFAE99
RGBrgb(239, 174, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.6824, 0.6
RGB percentages93.7%, 68.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(14.7, 72.9%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.7, 36%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 27.2%, 36%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,707,801
CSS custom property--colour: #EFAE99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#105166

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDB597no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDC299no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FEA4A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.4Tan · ΔE 16.7Burlywood · ΔE 17.2Light pink · ΔE 17.2Light salmon · ΔE 17.8Peach puff · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99DAEF
Analogous#EF99AF, #EFD999
Triadic#99EFAE, #AE99EF
Split complementary#99EFD9, #99AFEF
Tetradic#AFEF99, #99DAEF, #D999EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF4F1
Lighter +10%#F6D1C5
Darker −10%#E88B6D
Darker −20%#E16841
Darker −30%#CF4B20
Darker −40%#A33B19
More saturated +25%#FEA68A
Less saturated −25%#E0B6A8

Channel breakdown

R239
G174
B153
Red239 (93.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue14.65°
Saturation (HSL)72.88%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G AE · B 99

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