Recognised as Colour

#E46520

#E46520
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#E46520 is a orange with RGB values 228, 101, 32 and HSL 21°, 78%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#E46520#E46520

HEX#E46520

RGBrgb(228, 101, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3961, 0.1255

RGB percentages89.4%, 39.6%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(21.1, 78.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(21.1, 86%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 55.7%, 86%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,968,096

CSS custom property--colour: #E46520;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#1B9ADF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A7912no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8961Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FB4758no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 9.4 Coral · ΔE 14.6 Tomato · ΔE 17.6 Dark orange · ΔE 22.3 Orange red · ΔE 24 Peru · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#209FE4

Analogous#E4203D, #E4C720

Triadic#20E465, #6520E4

Split complementary#20E4C7, #203DE4

Tetradic#3DE420, #209FE4, #C720E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAE3D6

Lighter +30%#F5C3A8

Lighter +20%#EFA47B

Lighter +10%#EA844D

Darker −10%#BA5017

Darker −20%#8D3D11

Darker −30%#5F290C

Darker −40%#321606

More saturated +25%#FF5D05

Less saturated −25%#C56E3F

Channel breakdown

R228

G101

B32

Red228 (89.4%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue21.12°

Saturation (HSL)78.4%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 65 · B 20

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