Recognised as Colour
#E7AE2B
- #E7AE2B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E7AE2B is a orange with RGB values 231, 174, 43 and HSL 42°, 80%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E7AE2B#E7AE2B
HEX#E7AE2B
RGBrgb(231, 174, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.6824, 0.1686
RGB percentages90.6%, 68.2%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(41.8, 79.7%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.8, 81.4%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 24.7%, 81.4%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,183,403
CSS custom property--colour: #E7AE2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#1851D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B64E7
Analogous#E7502B, #C2E72B
Triadic#2BE7AE, #AE2BE7
Split complementary#2BC2E7, #502BE7
Tetradic#2BE750, #2B64E7, #E72BC2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G174
B43
Red231 (90.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue41.81°
Saturation (HSL)79.66%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G AE · B 2B
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