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Recognised as Colour

#E99700

  • #E99700
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#E99700 is a orange with RGB values 233, 151, 0 and HSL 39°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#E99700#E99700
HEX#E99700
RGBrgb(233, 151, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.5922, 0
RGB percentages91.4%, 59.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(38.9, 100%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.9, 100%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 35.2%, 100%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,308,544
CSS custom property--colour: #E99700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#1668FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B39D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B00Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8281no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 8Goldenrod · ΔE 14.5Dark orange · ΔE 14.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.2Chocolate · ΔE 26.3Peru · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 8, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0052E9
Analogous#E92300, #C6E900
Triadic#00E997, #9700E9
Split complementary#00C6E9, #2300E9
Tetradic#00E923, #0052E9, #E900C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE5B6
Lighter +30%#FFD383
Lighter +20%#FFC150
Lighter +10%#FFAF1D
Darker −10%#B67600
Darker −20%#835500
Darker −30%#503400
Darker −40%#1D1300
More saturated +25%#E99700
Less saturated −25%#CC8E1D

Channel breakdown

R233
G151
B0
Red233 (91.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue38.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 97 · B 00

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