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Recognised as Colour

#E56400

  • #E56400
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#E56400 is a orange with RGB values 229, 100, 0 and HSL 26°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#E56400#E56400
HEX#E56400
RGBrgb(229, 100, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3922, 0
RGB percentages89.8%, 39.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(26.2, 100%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.2, 100%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 56.3%, 100%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,033,344
CSS custom property--colour: #E56400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#1A9BFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A7900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A99600no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FC4455no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 13.8Dark orange · ΔE 17.5Coral · ΔE 21.4Orange red · ΔE 21.5Tomato · ΔE 23.6Orange · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0081E5
Analogous#E5000F, #E5D600
Triadic#00E564, #6400E5
Split complementary#00E5D7, #000EE5
Tetradic#0FE500, #0081E5, #D700E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFD4B2
Lighter +30%#FFB77F
Lighter +20%#FF9A4C
Lighter +10%#FF7D19
Darker −10%#B24E00
Darker −20%#7F3700
Darker −30%#4C2100
Darker −40%#190B00
More saturated +25%#E56400
Less saturated −25%#C8681D

Channel breakdown

R229
G100
B0
Red229 (89.8%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue26.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 64 · B 00

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