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Recognised as Colour

#E69600

  • #E69600
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#E69600 is a orange with RGB values 230, 150, 0 and HSL 39°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#E69600#E69600
HEX#E69600
RGBrgb(230, 150, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.5882, 0
RGB percentages90.2%, 58.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(39.1, 100%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.1, 100%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 34.8%, 100%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,111,680
CSS custom property--colour: #E69600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#1969FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B19C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4AF0Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FC8280no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 9Goldenrod · ΔE 13.7Dark orange · ΔE 15.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.1Chocolate · ΔE 26.1Peru · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 8.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0050E6
Analogous#E62300, #C3E600
Triadic#00E696, #9600E6
Split complementary#00C3E6, #2300E6
Tetradic#00E623, #0050E6, #E600C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE5B3
Lighter +30%#FFD380
Lighter +20%#FFC14D
Lighter +10%#FFAF1A
Darker −10%#B37500
Darker −20%#805300
Darker −30%#4D3200
Darker −40%#1A1100
More saturated +25%#E69600
Less saturated −25%#C98D1D

Channel breakdown

R230
G150
B0
Red230 (90.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue39.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 96 · B 00

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