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Recognised as Colour

#E38E05

  • #E38E05
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#E38E05 is a orange with RGB values 227, 142, 5 and HSL 37°, 96%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#E38E05#E38E05
HEX#E38E05
RGBrgb(227, 142, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.5569, 0.0196
RGB percentages89%, 55.7%, 2%
HSLhsl(37, 95.7%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37, 97.8%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 37.4%, 97.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,913,029
CSS custom property--colour: #E38E05;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#1C71FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEA90Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F97979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 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 text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 11.8Dark orange · ΔE 13.7Goldenrod · ΔE 16.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18Chocolate · ΔE 21.7Peru · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#055AE3
Analogous#E31F05, #C9E305
Triadic#05E38E, #8E05E3
Split complementary#05C9E3, #1F05E3
Tetradic#05E31F, #055AE3, #E305C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDE2B7
Lighter +30%#FCCF85
Lighter +20%#FBBB53
Lighter +10%#FAA721
Darker −10%#B16F04
Darker −20%#7F5003
Darker −30%#4D3002
Darker −40%#1B1101
More saturated +25%#E88F00
Less saturated −25%#C68722

Channel breakdown

R227
G142
B5
Red227 (89%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue37.03°
Saturation (HSL)95.69%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 8E · B 05

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