Colour

#E0A008

#E0A008
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E0A008 is a orange with RGB values 224, 160, 8 and HSL 42°, 93%, 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

#E0A008#E0A008

HEX#E0A008

RGBrgb(224, 160, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6275, 0.0314

RGB percentages87.8%, 62.7%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(42.2, 93.1%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.2, 96.4%, 87.8%)

CMYK0%, 28.6%, 96.4%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,721,032

CSS custom property--colour: #E0A008;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41006WCAG 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#A3A3A3

Inverted#1F5FF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8B217no 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 58.4 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 6.6 Orange · ΔE 12.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.5 Dark orange · ΔE 23.5 Gold · ΔE 26.7 Peru · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 6.56, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0848E0

Analogous#E03408, #B4E008

Triadic#08E0A0, #A008E0

Split complementary#08B4E0, #3408E0

Tetradic#08E034, #0848E0, #E008B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCE8B8

Lighter +30%#FBD886

Lighter +20%#F9C855

Lighter +10%#F7B924

Darker −10%#AF7D06

Darker −20%#7E5A04

Darker −30%#4C3603

Darker −40%#1B1301

More saturated +25%#E8A300

Less saturated −25%#C39425

Channel breakdown

R224

G160

Red224 (87.8%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue42.22°

Saturation (HSL)93.1%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E0 · G A0 · B 08

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