Recognised as Colour
#E29825
- #E29825
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E29825 is a orange with RGB values 226, 152, 37 and HSL 37°, 77%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E29825#E29825
HEX#E29825
RGBrgb(226, 152, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5961, 0.1451
RGB percentages88.6%, 59.6%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(36.5, 76.5%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.5, 83.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 32.7%, 83.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,850,085
CSS custom property--colour: #E29825;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#1D67DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#256FE2
Analogous#E23925, #CEE225
Triadic#25E298, #9825E2
Split complementary#25CEE2, #3925E2
Tetradic#25E239, #256FE2, #E225CE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G152
B37
Red226 (88.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue36.51°
Saturation (HSL)76.52%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 98 · B 25
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