Recognised as Colour

#E47512

#E47512
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#E47512 is a orange with RGB values 228, 117, 18 and HSL 28°, 85%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

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HEX#E47512

RGBrgb(228, 117, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4588, 0.0706

RGB percentages89.4%, 45.9%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(28.3, 85.4%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(28.3, 92.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 48.7%, 92.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,972,178

CSS custom property--colour: #E47512;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#1B8AED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#968400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B09D0Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FA5B64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 9.9 Dark orange · ΔE 13.3 Coral · ΔE 20.2 Peru · ΔE 23.9 Orange · ΔE 24 Sandy brown · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1281E4

Analogous#E41218, #E4DE12

Triadic#12E475, #7512E4

Split complementary#12E4DE, #1218E4

Tetradic#18E412, #1281E4, #DE12E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBE0C7

Lighter +30%#F7C598

Lighter +20%#F3AA69

Lighter +10%#EF8F3A

Darker −10%#B55D0E

Darker −20%#85440B

Darker −30%#562C07

Darker −40%#271403

More saturated +25%#F67400

Less saturated −25%#C57731

Channel breakdown

R228

G117

B18

Red228 (89.4%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue28.29°

Saturation (HSL)85.37%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 75 · B 12

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