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Recognised as Colour

#E09C24

  • #E09C24
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E09C24 is a orange with RGB values 224, 156, 36 and HSL 38°, 75%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E09C24#E09C24
HEX#E09C24
RGBrgb(224, 156, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6118, 0.1412
RGB percentages87.8%, 61.2%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(38.3, 75.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.3, 83.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 30.4%, 83.9%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,720,036
CSS custom property--colour: #E09C24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#1F63DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B59F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B029no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F48A86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.4Orange · ΔE 15.7Peru · ΔE 20.9Sandy brown · ΔE 21.5Dark orange · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2468E0
Analogous#E03E24, #C6E024
Triadic#24E09C, #9C24E0
Split complementary#24C6E0, #3E24E0
Tetradic#24E03E, #2468E0, #E024C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EDD7
Lighter +30%#F3D9AA
Lighter +20%#EDC47D
Lighter +10%#E6B051
Darker −10%#B77E1A
Darker −20%#8A5F14
Darker −30%#5E410D
Darker −40%#312207
More saturated +25%#FFA505
Less saturated −25%#C19343

Channel breakdown

R224
G156
B36
Red224 (87.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue38.3°
Saturation (HSL)75.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 9C · B 24

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