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Recognised as Colour

#CE7E15

  • #CE7E15
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CE7E15 is a orange with RGB values 206, 126, 21 and HSL 34°, 81%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#CE7E15#CE7E15
HEX#CE7E15
RGBrgb(206, 126, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.4941, 0.0824
RGB percentages80.8%, 49.4%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(34.1, 81.5%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.1, 89.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 38.8%, 89.8%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,532,693
CSS custom property--colour: #CE7E15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#3181EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#988500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#AA9818no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E26B6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.3Chocolate · ΔE 14.7Peru · ΔE 14.8Goldenrod · ΔE 20Dark orange · ΔE 20.6Sandy brown · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1565CE
Analogous#CE2215, #C1CE15
Triadic#15CE7E, #7E15CE
Split complementary#15C2CE, #2215CE
Tetradic#15CE22, #1565CE, #CE15C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8DCB7
Lighter +30%#F3C589
Lighter +20%#EEAE5B
Lighter +10%#EA982C
Darker −10%#A06210
Darker −20%#71450C
Darker −30%#432907
Darker −40%#150D02
More saturated +25%#E38100
Less saturated −25%#B27A31

Channel breakdown

R206
G126
B21
Red206 (80.8%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue34.05°
Saturation (HSL)81.5%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 7E · B 15

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