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Colour

#E6A420

  • #E6A420
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E6A420 is a orange with RGB values 230, 164, 32 and HSL 40°, 80%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E6A420#E6A420
HEX#E6A420
RGBrgb(230, 164, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.6431, 0.1255
RGB percentages90.2%, 64.3%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(40, 79.8%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 86.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 28.7%, 86.1%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,115,296
CSS custom property--colour: #E6A420;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#195BDF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCB727no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FB928Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 6Orange · ΔE 13.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.3Dark orange · ΔE 23.3Sandy brown · ΔE 25.1Peru · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 6, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2062E6
Analogous#E64120, #C5E620
Triadic#20E6A4, #A420E6
Split complementary#20C5E6, #4120E6
Tetradic#20E641, #2062E6, #E620C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBEFD7
Lighter +30%#F5DCAA
Lighter +20%#F0C97C
Lighter +10%#EBB74E
Darker −10%#BE8615
Darker −20%#906510
Darker −30%#62450B
Darker −40%#342506
More saturated +25%#FFAC07
Less saturated −25%#C79A3F

Channel breakdown

R230
G164
B32
Red230 (90.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)79.84%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G A4 · B 20

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