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Recognised as Colour

#E68F20

  • #E68F20
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#E68F20 is a orange with RGB values 230, 143, 32 and HSL 34°, 80%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#E68F20#E68F20
HEX#E68F20
RGBrgb(230, 143, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.5608, 0.1255
RGB percentages90.2%, 56.1%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(33.6, 79.8%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.6, 86.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 37.8%, 86.1%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,109,920
CSS custom property--colour: #E68F20;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#1970DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAB23no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#FC7A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 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 text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 14.9Orange · ΔE 15.1Goldenrod · ΔE 17.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.7Chocolate · ΔE 18.6Peru · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2077E6
Analogous#E62C20, #DAE620
Triadic#20E68F, #8F20E6
Split complementary#20DAE6, #2C20E6
Tetradic#20E62C, #2077E6, #E620DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBEBD7
Lighter +30%#F5D4AA
Lighter +20%#F0BD7C
Lighter +10%#EBA64E
Darker −10%#BE7415
Darker −20%#905810
Darker −30%#623C0B
Darker −40%#342006
More saturated +25%#FF9207
Less saturated −25%#C78B3F

Channel breakdown

R230
G143
B32
Red230 (90.2%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue33.64°
Saturation (HSL)79.84%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 8F · B 20

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