Colour
#E4AF2A
- #E4AF2A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E4AF2A is a orange with RGB values 228, 175, 42 and HSL 43°, 78%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E4AF2A#E4AF2A
HEX#E4AF2A
RGBrgb(228, 175, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6863, 0.1647
RGB percentages89.4%, 68.6%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(42.9, 77.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 81.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 23.2%, 81.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,987,050
CSS custom property--colour: #E4AF2A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#1B50D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A5FE4
Analogous#E4522A, #BCE42A
Triadic#2AE4AF, #AF2AE4
Split complementary#2ABCE4, #522AE4
Tetradic#2AE452, #2A5FE4, #E42ABC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G175
B42
Red228 (89.4%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue42.9°
Saturation (HSL)77.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G AF · B 2A
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