Colour

#E5B53C

#E5B53C
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E5B53C is a orange with RGB values 229, 181, 60 and HSL 43°, 76%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E5B53C#E5B53C

HEX#E5B53C

RGBrgb(229, 181, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7098, 0.2353

RGB percentages89.8%, 71%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(43, 76.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(43, 73.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 21%, 73.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,054,140

CSS custom property--colour: #E5B53C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#1A4AC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBB429no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6C142no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F8A59Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 7.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.5 Orange · ΔE 23.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 25 Gold · ΔE 26 Peru · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3C6CE5

Analogous#E5613C, #C1E53C

Triadic#3CE5B5, #B53CE5

Split complementary#3CC1E5, #603CE5

Tetradic#3CE561, #3C6CE5, #E53CC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDF9F0

Lighter +30%#F7E8C3

Lighter +20%#F1D796

Lighter +10%#EBC669

Darker −10%#D29E1C

Darker −20%#A57C16

Darker −30%#785A10

Darker −40%#4B390A

More saturated +25%#FFC022

Less saturated −25%#C9A958

Channel breakdown

R229

G181

B60

Red229 (89.8%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue42.96°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G B5 · B 3C

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