Colour

#E2A138

#E2A138
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E2A138 is a orange with RGB values 226, 161, 56 and HSL 37°, 75%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E2A138#E2A138

HEX#E2A138

RGBrgb(226, 161, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6314, 0.2196

RGB percentages88.6%, 63.1%, 22%

HSLhsl(37.1, 74.6%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.1, 75.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 28.8%, 75.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,852,408

CSS custom property--colour: #E2A138;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#1D5EC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A428no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8B43Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F6908Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 16.7 Peru · ΔE 17.3 Orange · ΔE 20.4 Dark orange · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3879E2

Analogous#E24C38, #CEE238

Triadic#38E2A1, #A138E2

Split complementary#38CEE2, #4C38E2

Tetradic#38E24C, #3879E2, #E238CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF5EA

Lighter +30%#F5E0BE

Lighter +20%#EFCB91

Lighter +10%#E8B665

Darker −10%#CA881D

Darker −20%#9D6A17

Darker −30%#714C10

Darker −40%#442E0A

More saturated +25%#FFA81C

Less saturated −25%#C69A55

Channel breakdown

R226

G161

B56

Red226 (88.6%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue37.06°

Saturation (HSL)74.56%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G A1 · B 38

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