Colour

#E0A124

#E0A124
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E0A124 is a orange with RGB values 224, 161, 36 and HSL 40°, 75%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E0A124#E0A124

HEX#E0A124

RGBrgb(224, 161, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6314, 0.1412

RGB percentages87.8%, 63.1%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(39.9, 75.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.9, 83.9%, 87.8%)

CMYK0%, 28.1%, 83.9%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,721,316

CSS custom property--colour: #E0A124;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#1F5EDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8B32Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#F48F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.8 Orange · ΔE 16.1 Peru · ΔE 23 Sandy brown · ΔE 23.2 Dark orange · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 4.98, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2463E0

Analogous#E04324, #C1E024

Triadic#24E0A1, #A124E0

Split complementary#24C1E0, #4324E0

Tetradic#24E043, #2463E0, #E024C1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9EED7

Lighter +30%#F3DBAA

Lighter +20%#EDC77D

Lighter +10%#E6B451

Darker −10%#B7821A

Darker −20%#8A6314

Darker −30%#5E430D

Darker −40%#312307

More saturated +25%#FFAB05

Less saturated −25%#C19743

Channel breakdown

R224

G161

B36

Red224 (87.8%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue39.89°

Saturation (HSL)75.2%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E0 · G A1 · B 24

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