Colour
#E0AE23
- #E0AE23
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E0AE23 is a orange with RGB values 224, 174, 35 and HSL 44°, 75%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E0AE23#E0AE23
HEX#E0AE23
RGBrgb(224, 174, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6824, 0.1373
RGB percentages87.8%, 68.2%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(44.1, 75.3%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.1, 84.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 22.3%, 84.4%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,724,643
CSS custom property--colour: #E0AE23;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#1F51DC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2355E0
Analogous#E04F23, #B4E023
Triadic#23E0AE, #AE23E0
Split complementary#23B4E0, #4F23E0
Tetradic#23E04F, #2355E0, #E023B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G174
B35
Red224 (87.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue44.13°
Saturation (HSL)75.3%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G AE · B 23
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