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Colour

#E48B00

  • #E48B00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#E48B00 is a orange with RGB values 228, 139, 0 and HSL 37°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#E48B00#E48B00
HEX#E48B00
RGBrgb(228, 139, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5451, 0
RGB percentages89.4%, 54.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(36.6, 100%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.6, 100%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 39%, 100%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,977,792
CSS custom property--colour: #E48B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#1B74FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A89300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDA806no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FA7576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 12Orange · ΔE 12.2Goldenrod · ΔE 18.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.6Chocolate · ΔE 20.6Peru · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0059E4
Analogous#E41900, #CBE400
Triadic#00E48B, #8B00E4
Split complementary#00CBE4, #1900E4
Tetradic#00E419, #0059E4, #E400CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE1B1
Lighter +30%#FFCD7E
Lighter +20%#FFB94B
Lighter +10%#FFA518
Darker −10%#B16C00
Darker −20%#7E4D00
Darker −30%#4B2E00
Darker −40%#180F00
More saturated +25%#E48B00
Less saturated −25%#C8851C

Channel breakdown

R228
G139
B0
Red228 (89.4%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue36.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 8B · B 00

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