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Recognised as Colour

#EFC599

  • #EFC599
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#EFC599 is a orange with RGB values 239, 197, 153 and HSL 31°, 73%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#EFC599#EFC599
HEX#EFC599
RGBrgb(239, 197, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.7725, 0.6
RGB percentages93.7%, 77.3%, 60%
HSLhsl(30.7, 72.9%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.7, 36%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 36%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,713,689
CSS custom property--colour: #EFC599;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.12:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#103A66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3C796no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDD09Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FDBBB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 5.9Tan · ΔE 8.8Navajo white · ΔE 9.1Peach puff · ΔE 9.8Wheat · ΔE 11Moccasin · ΔE 11.6
Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99C3EF
Analogous#EF9A99, #EEEF99
Triadic#99EFC5, #C599EF
Split complementary#99EEEF, #9A99EF
Tetradic#99EF9A, #99C3EF, #EF99EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF7F1
Lighter +10%#F6DEC5
Darker −10%#E8AC6D
Darker −20%#E19341
Darker −30%#CF7A20
Darker −40%#A36019
More saturated +25%#FEC58A
Less saturated −25%#E0C5A8

Channel breakdown

R239
G197
B153
Red239 (93.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue30.7°
Saturation (HSL)72.88%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G C5 · B 99

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