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Recognised as Colour

#E5A642

  • #E5A642
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E5A642 is a orange with RGB values 229, 166, 66 and HSL 37°, 76%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E5A642#E5A642
HEX#E5A642
RGBrgb(229, 166, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.651, 0.2588
RGB percentages89.8%, 65.1%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(36.8, 75.8%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.8, 71.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 27.5%, 71.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,050,306
CSS custom property--colour: #E5A642;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#1A59BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA935no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCB845no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F99591no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 11.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.4Sandy brown · ΔE 15Peru · ΔE 16.9Orange · ΔE 22.7Chocolate · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4281E5
Analogous#E55542, #D3E542
Triadic#42E5A6, #A642E5
Split complementary#42D3E5, #5442E5
Tetradic#42E554, #4281E5, #E542D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFAF5
Lighter +30%#F8E5C8
Lighter +20%#F1D09C
Lighter +10%#EBBB6F
Darker −10%#D68F1E
Darker −20%#AA7117
Darker −30%#7D5311
Darker −40%#50350B
More saturated +25%#FFAC28
Less saturated −25%#CAA05D

Channel breakdown

R229
G166
B66
Red229 (89.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue36.81°
Saturation (HSL)75.81%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G A6 · B 42

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