Colour

#E17900

#E17900
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#E17900 is a orange with RGB values 225, 121, 0 and HSL 32°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#E17900#E17900

HEX#E17900

RGBrgb(225, 121, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4745, 0

RGB percentages88.2%, 47.5%, 0%

HSLhsl(32.3, 100%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(32.3, 100%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 46.2%, 100%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,776,576

CSS custom property--colour: #E17900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#1E86FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#988600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B19D00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F76167no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 11 Chocolate · ΔE 13.1 Orange · ΔE 20.1 Peru · ΔE 24.3 Coral · ΔE 24.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0068E1

Analogous#E10800, #D9E100

Triadic#00E179, #7900E1

Split complementary#00D9E1, #0800E1

Tetradic#00E108, #0068E1, #E100D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFDAAE

Lighter +30%#FFC27B

Lighter +20%#FFAA48

Lighter +10%#FF9315

Darker −10%#AE5E00

Darker −20%#7B4200

Darker −30%#482700

Darker −40%#150B00

More saturated +25%#E17900

Less saturated −25%#C5771C

Channel breakdown

R225

G121

Red225 (88.2%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue32.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 79 · B 00

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