Colour

#E3A53E

#E3A53E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E3A53E is a orange with RGB values 227, 165, 62 and HSL 37°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#E3A53E

RGBrgb(227, 165, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.6471, 0.2431

RGB percentages89%, 64.7%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(37.5, 74.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.5, 72.7%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 27.3%, 72.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,918,974

CSS custom property--colour: #E3A53E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#1C5AC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCA730no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBB642no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F79490no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 16.3 Peru · ΔE 17.6 Orange · ΔE 22 Dark orange · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E7CE3

Analogous#E3523E, #CEE33E

Triadic#3EE3A5, #A53EE3

Split complementary#3ECEE3, #533EE3

Tetradic#3EE353, #3E7CE3, #E33ECE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF8F0

Lighter +30%#F6E3C4

Lighter +20%#F0CF97

Lighter +10%#E9BA6B

Darker −10%#D08D1E

Darker −20%#A36F18

Darker −30%#775111

Darker −40%#4A320B

More saturated +25%#FFAC22

Less saturated −25%#C79E5A

Channel breakdown

R227

G165

B62

Red227 (89%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue37.45°

Saturation (HSL)74.66%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G A5 · B 3E

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