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Recognised as Colour

#E8AD01

  • #E8AD01
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E8AD01 is a orange with RGB values 232, 173, 1 and HSL 45°, 99%, 46%. 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

#E8AD01#E8AD01
HEX#E8AD01
RGBrgb(232, 173, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6784, 0.0039
RGB percentages91%, 67.8%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(44.7, 99.1%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.7, 99.6%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 25.4%, 99.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,248,641
CSS custom property--colour: #E8AD01;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#1752FE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6AE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4BD17no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FD9B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 9.1Orange · ΔE 14.1Gold · ΔE 20.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.8Dark orange · ΔE 27.4Sandy brown · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#013CE8
Analogous#E83A01, #B0E801
Triadic#01E8AD, #AD01E8
Split complementary#01B0E8, #3901E8
Tetradic#01E839, #013CE8, #E801B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFECB6
Lighter +30%#FEDF84
Lighter +20%#FED251
Lighter +10%#FEC51E
Darker −10%#B58701
Darker −20%#826101
Darker −30%#503B00
Darker −40%#1D1600
More saturated +25%#E9AD00
Less saturated −25%#CB9F1E

Channel breakdown

R232
G173
B1
Red232 (91%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue44.68°
Saturation (HSL)99.14%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G AD · B 01

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