Recognised as Colour
#E5A706
- #E5A706
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E5A706 is a orange with RGB values 229, 167, 6 and HSL 43°, 95%, 46%. 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
#E5A706#E5A706
HEX#E5A706
RGBrgb(229, 167, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6549, 0.0235
RGB percentages89.8%, 65.5%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(43.3, 94.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.3, 97.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 27.1%, 97.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,050,502
CSS custom property--colour: #E5A706;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 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#A9A9A9
Inverted#1A58F9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever 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
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0644E5
Analogous#E53806, #B3E506
Triadic#06E5A7, #A706E5
Split complementary#06B4E5, #3706E5
Tetradic#06E538, #0644E5, #E506B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G167
B6
Red229 (89.8%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue43.32°
Saturation (HSL)94.89%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G A7 · B 06
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