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Recognised as Colour

#E9B21F

  • #E9B21F
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E9B21F is a orange with RGB values 233, 178, 31 and HSL 44°, 82%, 52%. 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

#E9B21F#E9B21F
HEX#E9B21F
RGBrgb(233, 178, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.698, 0.1216
RGB percentages91.4%, 69.8%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(43.7, 82.1%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.7, 86.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 23.6%, 86.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,315,487
CSS custom property--colour: #E9B21F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.85:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#164DE0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7C02Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#FDA098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 6.8Orange · ΔE 16.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.7Gold · ΔE 20.3Dark orange · ΔE 29.4Sandy brown · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F56E9
Analogous#E94D1F, #BBE91F
Triadic#1FE9B2, #B21FE9
Split complementary#1FBBE9, #4D1FE9
Tetradic#1FE94D, #1F56E9, #E91FBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF2D9
Lighter +30%#F7E2AA
Lighter +20%#F2D27C
Lighter +10%#EEC24D
Darker −10%#C29213
Darker −20%#946F0E
Darker −30%#654C0A
Darker −40%#372905
More saturated +25%#FFBC09
Less saturated −25%#CAA43E

Channel breakdown

R233
G178
B31
Red233 (91.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue43.66°
Saturation (HSL)82.11%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G B2 · B 1F

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