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Recognised as Colour

#E4A340

  • #E4A340
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E4A340 is a orange with RGB values 228, 163, 64 and HSL 36°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E4A340#E4A340
HEX#E4A340
RGBrgb(228, 163, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6392, 0.251
RGB percentages89.4%, 63.9%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(36.2, 75.2%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.2, 71.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 28.5%, 71.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,984,000
CSS custom property--colour: #E4A340;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#1B5CBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA633no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAB643no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F8928Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14Sandy brown · ΔE 14.5Peru · ΔE 15.9Orange · ΔE 22.4Chocolate · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4081E4
Analogous#E45140, #D3E440
Triadic#40E4A3, #A340E4
Split complementary#40D3E4, #5140E4
Tetradic#40E451, #4081E4, #E440D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF9F3
Lighter +30%#F7E4C6
Lighter +20%#F1CE99
Lighter +10%#EAB96D
Darker −10%#D38B1E
Darker −20%#A66E18
Darker −30%#7A5011
Darker −40%#4D330B
More saturated +25%#FFA925
Less saturated −25%#C99D5B

Channel breakdown

R228
G163
B64
Red228 (89.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue36.22°
Saturation (HSL)75.23%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G A3 · B 40

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