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Recognised as Colour

#E7B24E

  • #E7B24E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E7B24E is a orange with RGB values 231, 178, 78 and HSL 39°, 76%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E7B24E#E7B24E
HEX#E7B24E
RGBrgb(231, 178, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.698, 0.3059
RGB percentages90.6%, 69.8%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(39.2, 76.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.2, 66.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 22.9%, 66.2%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,184,462
CSS custom property--colour: #E7B24E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#184DB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8B343no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4C052no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FAA29Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.8Sandy brown · ΔE 17.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.5Peru · ΔE 20.7Dark khaki · ΔE 25.2Khaki · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E83E7
Analogous#E7654E, #CFE74E
Triadic#4EE7B2, #B24EE7
Split complementary#4ECFE7, #664EE7
Tetradic#4EE766, #4E83E7, #E74ECF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9EDD5
Lighter +20%#F3D9A8
Lighter +10%#EDC67B
Darker −10%#E19E21
Darker −20%#B68019
Darker −30%#896013
Darker −40%#5C410D
More saturated +25%#FFB936
Less saturated −25%#CEAA67

Channel breakdown

R231
G178
B78
Red231 (90.6%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue39.22°
Saturation (HSL)76.12%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G B2 · B 4E

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