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Recognised as Colour

#E68F00

  • #E68F00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#E68F00 is a orange with RGB values 230, 143, 0 and HSL 37°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#E68F00#E68F00
HEX#E68F00
RGBrgb(230, 143, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.5608, 0
RGB percentages90.2%, 56.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(37.3, 100%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.3, 100%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 37.8%, 100%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,109,888
CSS custom property--colour: #E68F00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#1970FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AB08no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FC7A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 10.5Dark orange · ΔE 12.6Goldenrod · ΔE 17.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.4Chocolate · ΔE 22.4Peru · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0057E6
Analogous#E61C00, #CAE600
Triadic#00E68F, #8F00E6
Split complementary#00CAE6, #1C00E6
Tetradic#00E61C, #0057E6, #E600CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE2B3
Lighter +30%#FFCF80
Lighter +20%#FFBC4D
Lighter +10%#FFA81A
Darker −10%#B36F00
Darker −20%#805000
Darker −30%#4D3000
Darker −40%#1A1000
More saturated +25%#E68F00
Less saturated −25%#C9881D

Channel breakdown

R230
G143
B0
Red230 (90.2%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue37.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 8F · B 00

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