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Recognised as Colour

#E2A231

  • #E2A231
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E2A231 is a orange with RGB values 226, 162, 49 and HSL 38°, 75%, 54%. 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

#E2A231#E2A231
HEX#E2A231
RGBrgb(226, 162, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6353, 0.1922
RGB percentages88.6%, 63.5%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(38.3, 75.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.3, 78.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 28.3%, 78.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,852,657
CSS custom property--colour: #E2A231;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#1D5DCE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA51Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9B436no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F6918Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 7.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.6Orange · ΔE 18.4Sandy brown · ΔE 19.5Peru · ΔE 19.9Dark orange · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 7.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3171E2
Analogous#E24A31, #CAE231
Triadic#31E2A2, #A231E2
Split complementary#31C9E2, #4A31E2
Tetradic#31E24A, #3171E2, #E231C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF3E4
Lighter +30%#F5DFB7
Lighter +20%#EFCA8A
Lighter +10%#E8B65E
Darker −10%#C4871C
Darker −20%#986915
Darker −30%#6B4A0F
Darker −40%#3E2B09
More saturated +25%#FFAA14
Less saturated −25%#C59A4E

Channel breakdown

R226
G162
B49
Red226 (88.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue38.31°
Saturation (HSL)75.32%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G A2 · B 31

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