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Recognised as Colour

#E28600

  • #E28600
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#E28600 is a orange with RGB values 226, 134, 0 and HSL 36°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#E28600#E28600
HEX#E28600
RGBrgb(226, 134, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5255, 0
RGB percentages88.6%, 52.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(35.6, 100%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.6, 100%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 40.7%, 100%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,845,440
CSS custom property--colour: #E28600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#1D79FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A38F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A404no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F87072no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 11.4Orange · ΔE 14.3Chocolate · ΔE 18.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.4Goldenrod · ΔE 20.6Peru · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#005CE2
Analogous#E21500, #CDE200
Triadic#00E286, #8600E2
Split complementary#00CDE2, #1500E2
Tetradic#00E215, #005CE2, #E200CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFDEAF
Lighter +30%#FFCA7C
Lighter +20%#FFB549
Lighter +10%#FFA016
Darker −10%#AF6800
Darker −20%#7C4A00
Darker −30%#492B00
Darker −40%#160D00
More saturated +25%#E28600
Less saturated −25%#C6811C

Channel breakdown

R226
G134
B0
Red226 (88.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue35.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 86 · B 00

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