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Colour

#E48C00

  • #E48C00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#E48C00 is a orange with RGB values 228, 140, 0 and HSL 37°, 100%, 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

#E48C00#E48C00
HEX#E48C00
RGBrgb(228, 140, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.549, 0
RGB percentages89.4%, 54.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(36.8, 100%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.8, 100%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 38.6%, 100%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,978,048
CSS custom property--colour: #E48C00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#1B73FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDA807no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FA7777no 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 text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 11.8Dark orange · ΔE 12.3Goldenrod · ΔE 18.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.3Chocolate · ΔE 21.1Peru · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0058E4
Analogous#E41A00, #CAE400
Triadic#00E48C, #8C00E4
Split complementary#00CAE4, #1A00E4
Tetradic#00E41A, #0058E4, #E400CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE1B1
Lighter +30%#FFCD7E
Lighter +20%#FFBA4B
Lighter +10%#FFA618
Darker −10%#B16D00
Darker −20%#7E4D00
Darker −30%#4B2E00
Darker −40%#180F00
More saturated +25%#E48C00
Less saturated −25%#C8861C

Channel breakdown

R228
G140
B0
Red228 (89.4%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue36.84°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 8C · B 00

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