Recognised as Colour
#E1A71E
- #E1A71E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E1A71E is a orange with RGB values 225, 167, 30 and HSL 42°, 76%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E1A71E#E1A71E
HEX#E1A71E
RGBrgb(225, 167, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.6549, 0.1176
RGB percentages88.2%, 65.5%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(42.2, 76.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.2, 86.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 25.8%, 86.7%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,788,382
CSS custom property--colour: #E1A71E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#1E58E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E58E1
Analogous#E1461E, #B9E11E
Triadic#1EE1A7, #A71EE1
Split complementary#1EB9E1, #461EE1
Tetradic#1EE146, #1E58E1, #E11EB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G167
B30
Red225 (88.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue42.15°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G A7 · B 1E
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