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Recognised as Colour

#E5941B

  • #E5941B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#E5941B is a orange with RGB values 229, 148, 27 and HSL 36°, 80%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#E5941B#E5941B
HEX#E5941B
RGBrgb(229, 148, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.5804, 0.1059
RGB percentages89.8%, 58%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(35.9, 79.5%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.9, 88.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 35.4%, 88.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,045,659
CSS custom property--colour: #E5941B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#1A6BE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AF9A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2AD20no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FA807Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 12.8Goldenrod · ΔE 14Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.1Dark orange · ΔE 16.3Peru · ΔE 21.3Chocolate · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1B6CE5
Analogous#E52F1B, #D1E51B
Triadic#1BE594, #941BE5
Split complementary#1BD1E5, #2F1BE5
Tetradic#1BE52F, #1B6CE5, #E51BD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEAD2
Lighter +30%#F5D4A4
Lighter +20%#EFBF77
Lighter +10%#EAA949
Darker −10%#B87715
Darker −20%#8A5910
Darker −30%#5C3C0B
Darker −40%#2F1E05
More saturated +25%#FF9901
Less saturated −25%#C58E3B

Channel breakdown

R229
G148
B27
Red229 (89.8%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue35.94°
Saturation (HSL)79.53%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 94 · B 1B

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