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Recognised as Colour

#EAB23A

  • #EAB23A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#EAB23A is a orange with RGB values 234, 178, 58 and HSL 41°, 81%, 57%. 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

#EAB23A#EAB23A
HEX#EAB23A
RGBrgb(234, 178, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.698, 0.2275
RGB percentages91.8%, 69.8%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(40.9, 80.7%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.9, 75.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 23.9%, 75.2%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,381,050
CSS custom property--colour: #EAB23A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.93:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#154DC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B327no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6C13Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FEA19Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 6.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.9Orange · ΔE 19.9Sandy brown · ΔE 23.2Peru · ΔE 25.5Gold · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A72EA
Analogous#EA5A3A, #CAEA3A
Triadic#3AEAB2, #B23AEA
Split complementary#3ACAEA, #5A3AEA
Tetradic#3AEA5A, #3A72EA, #EA3ACA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFAF2
Lighter +30%#F9E8C4
Lighter +20%#F4D696
Lighter +10%#EFC468
Darker −10%#DA9C17
Darker −20%#AC7B12
Darker −30%#7E5A0D
Darker −40%#503908
More saturated +25%#FFBA25
Less saturated −25%#CFA855

Channel breakdown

R234
G178
B58
Red234 (91.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue40.91°
Saturation (HSL)80.73%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G B2 · B 3A

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