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Recognised as Colour

#E99E26

  • #E99E26
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E99E26 is a orange with RGB values 233, 158, 38 and HSL 37°, 82%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E99E26#E99E26
HEX#E99E26
RGBrgb(233, 158, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6196, 0.149
RGB percentages91.4%, 62%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(36.9, 81.6%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.9, 83.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 32.2%, 83.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,310,374
CSS custom property--colour: #E99E26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#1661D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A303no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAB42Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FE8B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.4Orange · ΔE 13Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.5Dark orange · ΔE 19.6Sandy brown · ΔE 21.6Peru · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2671E9
Analogous#E93C26, #D3E926
Triadic#26E99E, #9E26E9
Split complementary#26D3E9, #3C26E9
Tetradic#26E93C, #2671E9, #E926D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF1DF
Lighter +30%#F7DCB1
Lighter +20%#F2C783
Lighter +10%#EEB354
Darker −10%#C88314
Darker −20%#996410
Darker −30%#6B460B
Darker −40%#3D2806
More saturated +25%#FFA310
Less saturated −25%#CB9744

Channel breakdown

R233
G158
B38
Red233 (91.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue36.92°
Saturation (HSL)81.59%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 9E · B 26

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