Colour

#E7A424

#E7A424
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E7A424 is a orange with RGB values 231, 164, 36 and HSL 39°, 80%, 52%. 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

#E7A424#E7A424

HEX#E7A424

RGBrgb(231, 164, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.6431, 0.1412

RGB percentages90.6%, 64.3%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(39.4, 80.2%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.4, 84.4%, 90.6%)

CMYK0%, 29%, 84.4%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,180,836

CSS custom property--colour: #E7A424;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#185BDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDA700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDB72Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FC928Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 6.4 Orange · ΔE 13.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.2 Dark orange · ΔE 23.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 24 Peru · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 6.39, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2467E7

Analogous#E74224, #C9E724

Triadic#24E7A4, #A424E7

Split complementary#24C9E7, #4224E7

Tetradic#24E742, #2467E7, #E724C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBF0DC

Lighter +30%#F6DDAE

Lighter +20%#F1CA80

Lighter +10%#ECB752

Darker −10%#C38715

Darker −20%#956710

Darker −30%#67470B

Darker −40%#392706

More saturated +25%#FFAC0C

Less saturated −25%#C99A42

Channel breakdown

R231

G164

B36

Red231 (90.6%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue39.38°

Saturation (HSL)80.25%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E7 · G A4 · B 24

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