Recognised as Colour
#E09A25
- #E09A25
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E09A25 is a orange with RGB values 224, 154, 37 and HSL 38°, 75%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E09A25#E09A25
HEX#E09A25
RGBrgb(224, 154, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6039, 0.1451
RGB percentages87.8%, 60.4%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(37.5, 75.1%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.5, 83.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 31.3%, 83.5%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,719,525
CSS custom property--colour: #E09A25;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#1F65DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#256BE0
Analogous#E03D25, #C9E025
Triadic#25E09A, #9A25E0
Split complementary#25C9E0, #3C25E0
Tetradic#25E03C, #256BE0, #E025C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G154
B37
Red224 (87.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue37.54°
Saturation (HSL)75.1%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 9A · B 25
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