Recognised as Colour
#E6AD26
- #E6AD26
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E6AD26 is a orange with RGB values 230, 173, 38 and HSL 42°, 79%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E6AD26#E6AD26
HEX#E6AD26
RGBrgb(230, 173, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.6784, 0.149
RGB percentages90.2%, 67.8%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(42.2, 79.3%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.2, 83.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 24.8%, 83.5%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,117,606
CSS custom property--colour: #E6AD26;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.37:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#1952D9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#265FE6
Analogous#E64D26, #BFE626
Triadic#26E6AD, #AD26E6
Split complementary#26BFE6, #4D26E6
Tetradic#26E64D, #265FE6, #E626BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G173
B38
Red230 (90.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue42.19°
Saturation (HSL)79.34%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G AD · B 26
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