Recognised as Colour
#E6AC00
- #E6AC00
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E6AC00 is a orange with RGB values 230, 172, 0 and HSL 45°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E6AC00#E6AC00
HEX#E6AC00
RGBrgb(230, 172, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.6745, 0
RGB percentages90.2%, 67.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(44.9, 100%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.9, 100%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 25.2%, 100%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,117,312
CSS custom property--colour: #E6AC00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#1953FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#003AE6
Analogous#E63900, #ADE600
Triadic#00E6AC, #AC00E6
Split complementary#00ADE6, #3900E6
Tetradic#00E639, #003AE6, #E600AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G172
B0
Red230 (90.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue44.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G AC · B 00
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