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Recognised as Colour

#E0A006

  • #E0A006
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E0A006 is a orange with RGB values 224, 160, 6 and HSL 42°, 95%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E0A006#E0A006
HEX#E0A006
RGBrgb(224, 160, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6275, 0.0235
RGB percentages87.8%, 62.7%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(42.4, 94.8%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.4, 97.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 28.6%, 97.3%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,721,030
CSS custom property--colour: #E0A006;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#1F5FF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9A200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B216no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F48E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 6.7Orange · ΔE 12.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.6Dark orange · ΔE 23.5Gold · ΔE 26.6Peru · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 6.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0646E0
Analogous#E03306, #B3E006
Triadic#06E0A0, #A006E0
Split complementary#06B3E0, #3306E0
Tetradic#06E033, #0646E0, #E006B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDE8B5
Lighter +30%#FCD883
Lighter +20%#FAC952
Lighter +10%#F9B920
Darker −10%#AE7D05
Darker −20%#7D5903
Darker −30%#4B3602
Darker −40%#191201
More saturated +25%#E6A200
Less saturated −25%#C39423

Channel breakdown

R224
G160
B6
Red224 (87.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue42.39°
Saturation (HSL)94.78%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G A0 · B 06

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