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Colour

#E18E00

  • #E18E00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#E18E00 is a orange with RGB values 225, 142, 0 and HSL 38°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#E18E00#E18E00
HEX#E18E00
RGBrgb(225, 142, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.5569, 0
RGB percentages88.2%, 55.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(37.9, 100%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.9, 100%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 36.9%, 100%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,781,952
CSS custom property--colour: #E18E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#1E71FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDA809no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F67979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 11.7Dark orange · ΔE 14.5Goldenrod · ΔE 15.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.4Chocolate · ΔE 22.4Peru · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0053E1
Analogous#E11E00, #C3E100
Triadic#00E18E, #8E00E1
Split complementary#00C3E1, #1E00E1
Tetradic#00E11E, #0053E1, #E100C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE1AE
Lighter +30%#FFCE7B
Lighter +20%#FFBB48
Lighter +10%#FFA915
Darker −10%#AE6E00
Darker −20%#7B4E00
Darker −30%#482D00
Darker −40%#150D00
More saturated +25%#E18E00
Less saturated −25%#C5871C

Channel breakdown

R225
G142
B0
Red225 (88.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue37.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 8E · B 00

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