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Recognised as Colour

#E1B042

  • #E1B042
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E1B042 is a orange with RGB values 225, 176, 66 and HSL 42°, 73%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E1B042#E1B042
HEX#E1B042
RGBrgb(225, 176, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.6902, 0.2588
RGB percentages88.2%, 69%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(41.5, 72.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.5, 70.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 21.8%, 70.7%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,790,722
CSS custom property--colour: #E1B042;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#1E4FBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5B033no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BC47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#F4A099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 9.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.7Sandy brown · ΔE 21.2Peru · ΔE 23.1Orange · ΔE 25Dark khaki · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4273E1
Analogous#E16142, #C3E142
Triadic#42E1B0, #B042E1
Split complementary#42C2E1, #6142E1
Tetradic#42E160, #4273E1, #E142C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAF2
Lighter +30%#F6E7C6
Lighter +20%#EFD59A
Lighter +10%#E8C26E
Darker −10%#CF9921
Darker −20%#A3791A
Darker −30%#775813
Darker −40%#4B380C
More saturated +25%#FCBB27
Less saturated −25%#C6A55D

Channel breakdown

R225
G176
B66
Red225 (88.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue41.51°
Saturation (HSL)72.6%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G B0 · B 42

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