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Recognised as Colour

#E5A420

  • #E5A420
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E5A420 is a orange with RGB values 229, 164, 32 and HSL 40°, 79%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E5A420#E5A420
HEX#E5A420
RGBrgb(229, 164, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6431, 0.1255
RGB percentages89.8%, 64.3%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(40.2, 79.1%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.2, 86%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 28.4%, 86%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,049,760
CSS custom property--colour: #E5A420;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#1A5BDF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCB627no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FA928Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 5.5Orange · ΔE 13.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15Dark orange · ΔE 23.7Sandy brown · ΔE 25.1Peru · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 5.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2061E5
Analogous#E54120, #C3E520
Triadic#20E5A4, #A420E5
Split complementary#20C3E5, #4220E5
Tetradic#20E542, #2061E5, #E520C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEFD7
Lighter +30%#F5DCA9
Lighter +20%#F0C97B
Lighter +10%#EAB74E
Darker −10%#BC8516
Darker −20%#8E6511
Darker −30%#61450B
Darker −40%#332406
More saturated +25%#FFAD06
Less saturated −25%#C6993F

Channel breakdown

R229
G164
B32
Red229 (89.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue40.2°
Saturation (HSL)79.12%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G A4 · B 20

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