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Recognised as Colour

#EBA228

  • #EBA228
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#EBA228 is a orange with RGB values 235, 162, 40 and HSL 38°, 83%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#EBA228#EBA228
HEX#EBA228
RGBrgb(235, 162, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.6353, 0.1569
RGB percentages92.2%, 63.5%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(37.5, 83%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.5, 83%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 31.1%, 83%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,442,472
CSS custom property--colour: #EBA228;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#145DD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCA606no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDB82Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8F8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 9.2Orange · ΔE 12.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.9Dark orange · ΔE 20.7Sandy brown · ΔE 22.2Peru · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2871EB
Analogous#EB4128, #D2EB28
Triadic#28EBA2, #A228EB
Split complementary#28D3EB, #4128EB
Tetradic#28EB41, #2871EB, #EB28D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF3E3
Lighter +30%#F8DFB4
Lighter +20%#F4CA85
Lighter +10%#EFB657
Darker −10%#CD8713
Darker −20%#9E690F
Darker −30%#704A0A
Darker −40%#412B06
More saturated +25%#FFA714
Less saturated −25%#CE9B45

Channel breakdown

R235
G162
B40
Red235 (92.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue37.54°
Saturation (HSL)82.98%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G A2 · B 28

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