Colour
#E19C2A
- #E19C2A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E19C2A is a orange with RGB values 225, 156, 42 and HSL 37°, 75%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E19C2A#E19C2A
HEX#E19C2A
RGBrgb(225, 156, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.6118, 0.1647
RGB percentages88.2%, 61.2%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(37.4, 75.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.4, 81.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 30.7%, 81.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,785,578
CSS custom property--colour: #E19C2A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#1E63D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A6FE1
Analogous#E1412A, #CBE12A
Triadic#2AE19C, #9C2AE1
Split complementary#2ACBE1, #402AE1
Tetradic#2AE140, #2A6FE1, #E12ACA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G156
B42
Red225 (88.2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue37.38°
Saturation (HSL)75.31%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 9C · B 2A
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