Colour

#E29F35

#E29F35
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E29F35 is a orange with RGB values 226, 159, 53 and HSL 37°, 75%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E29F35#E29F35

HEX#E29F35

RGBrgb(226, 159, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6235, 0.2078

RGB percentages88.6%, 62.4%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(36.8, 74.9%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.8, 76.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 29.6%, 76.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,851,893

CSS custom property--colour: #E29F35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#1D60CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7A224no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B239no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F68D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 17 Peru · ΔE 17.2 Orange · ΔE 19.5 Dark orange · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3578E2

Analogous#E24835, #CEE235

Triadic#35E29F, #9F35E2

Split complementary#35CFE2, #4835E2

Tetradic#35E248, #3578E2, #E235CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF4E7

Lighter +30%#F5DFBB

Lighter +20%#EFC98E

Lighter +10%#E8B462

Darker −10%#C7851D

Darker −20%#9B6716

Darker −30%#6E4A10

Darker −40%#422C09

More saturated +25%#FFA618

Less saturated −25%#C59852

Channel breakdown

R226

G159

B53

Red226 (88.6%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue36.76°

Saturation (HSL)74.89%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 9F · B 35

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