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Recognised as Colour

#EB8C00

  • #EB8C00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#EB8C00 is a orange with RGB values 235, 140, 0 and HSL 36°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#EB8C00#EB8C00
HEX#EB8C00
RGBrgb(235, 140, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.549, 0
RGB percentages92.2%, 54.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(35.7, 100%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.7, 100%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 40.4%, 100%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,436,800
CSS custom property--colour: #EB8C00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#1473FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AB05no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 9.1Orange · ΔE 11.4Goldenrod · ΔE 20.9Chocolate · ΔE 20.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.5Peru · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#005FEB
Analogous#EB1700, #D4EB00
Triadic#00EB8C, #8C00EB
Split complementary#00D5EB, #1600EB
Tetradic#00EB16, #005FEB, #EB00D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE2B8
Lighter +30%#FFCE85
Lighter +20%#FFB952
Lighter +10%#FFA41F
Darker −10%#B86E00
Darker −20%#854F00
Darker −30%#523100
Darker −40%#1F1200
More saturated +25%#EB8C00
Less saturated −25%#CE861D

Channel breakdown

R235
G140
B0
Red235 (92.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue35.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 8C · B 00

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