Colour

#E16400

#E16400
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#E16400 is a orange with RGB values 225, 100, 0 and HSL 27°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

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HEX#E16400

RGBrgb(225, 100, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.3922, 0

RGB percentages88.2%, 39.2%, 0%

HSLhsl(26.7, 100%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(26.7, 100%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 55.6%, 100%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,771,200

CSS custom property--colour: #E16400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#1E9BFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#897800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A79400no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F84555no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 12.2 Dark orange · ΔE 17.5 Coral · ΔE 21.1 Orange red · ΔE 23 Tomato · ΔE 24 Peru · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#007DE1

Analogous#E1000C, #E1D500

Triadic#00E164, #6400E1

Split complementary#00E1D4, #000DE1

Tetradic#0CE100, #007DE1, #D500E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFD2AE

Lighter +30%#FFB67B

Lighter +20%#FF9948

Lighter +10%#FF7D15

Darker −10%#AE4D00

Darker −20%#7B3700

Darker −30%#482000

Darker −40%#150900

More saturated +25%#E16400

Less saturated −25%#C5671C

Channel breakdown

R225

G100

Red225 (88.2%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue26.67°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 64 · B 00

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