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Recognised as Colour

#EBB20B

  • #EBB20B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#EBB20B is a orange with RGB values 235, 178, 11 and HSL 45°, 91%, 48%. 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

#EBB20B#EBB20B
HEX#EBB20B
RGBrgb(235, 178, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.698, 0.0431
RGB percentages92.2%, 69.8%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(44.7, 91.1%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.7, 95.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 24.3%, 95.3%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,446,539
CSS custom property--colour: #EBB20B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#144DF4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C11Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 9.8Orange · ΔE 15.4Gold · ΔE 18.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.1Dark orange · ΔE 28.9Sandy brown · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0B44EB
Analogous#EB420B, #B4EB0B
Triadic#0BEBB2, #B20BEB
Split complementary#0BB4EB, #420BEB
Tetradic#0BEB42, #0B44EB, #EB0BB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCEEC6
Lighter +30%#FAE095
Lighter +20%#F8D264
Lighter +10%#F5C434
Darker −10%#BA8D09
Darker −20%#8A6806
Darker −30%#594304
Darker −40%#281E02
More saturated +25%#F6B700
Less saturated −25%#CCA32A

Channel breakdown

R235
G178
B11
Red235 (92.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue44.73°
Saturation (HSL)91.06%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G B2 · B 0B

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