Recognised as Colour

#E28E31

#E28E31
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#E28E31 is a orange with RGB values 226, 142, 49 and HSL 32°, 75%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#E28E31#E28E31

HEX#E28E31

RGBrgb(226, 142, 49)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5569, 0.1922

RGB percentages88.6%, 55.7%, 19.2%

HSLhsl(31.5, 75.3%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(31.5, 78.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 37.2%, 78.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,847,537

CSS custom property--colour: #E28E31;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#1D71CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A99622no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCA932no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Tritanopia#F77B7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 12.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 15 Chocolate · ΔE 16.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.2 Dark orange · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3185E2

Analogous#E23631, #DDE231

Triadic#31E28E, #8E31E2

Split complementary#31DDE2, #3631E2

Tetradic#31E235, #3185E2, #E231DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBF0E4

Lighter +30%#F5D8B7

Lighter +20%#EFBF8A

Lighter +10%#E8A75E

Darker −10%#C4741C

Darker −20%#985A15

Darker −30%#6B3F0F

Darker −40%#3E2509

More saturated +25%#FF8F14

Less saturated −25%#C58D4E

Channel breakdown

R226

G142

B49

Red226 (88.6%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue49 (19.2%)

Hue31.53°

Saturation (HSL)75.32%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 8E · B 31

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