Recognised as Colour
#E09D2A
- #E09D2A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E09D2A is a orange with RGB values 224, 157, 42 and HSL 38°, 75%, 52%. 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
#E09D2A#E09D2A
HEX#E09D2A
RGBrgb(224, 157, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6157, 0.1647
RGB percentages87.8%, 61.6%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(37.9, 74.6%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.9, 81.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 29.9%, 81.3%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,720,298
CSS custom property--colour: #E09D2A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#1F62D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A6DE0
Analogous#E0422A, #C8E02A
Triadic#2AE09D, #9D2AE0
Split complementary#2AC8E0, #422AE0
Tetradic#2AE042, #2A6DE0, #E02AC8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G157
B42
Red224 (87.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue37.91°
Saturation (HSL)74.59%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 9D · B 2A
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