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Recognised as Colour

#EC8407

  • #EC8407
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#EC8407 is a orange with RGB values 236, 132, 7 and HSL 33°, 94%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#EC8407#EC8407
HEX#EC8407
RGBrgb(236, 132, 7)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5176, 0.0275
RGB percentages92.5%, 51.8%, 2.7%
HSLhsl(32.8, 94.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.8, 97%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 44.1%, 97%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,500,295
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8407;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#137BF8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDA807no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF6C71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 7.4Orange · ΔE 15.9Chocolate · ΔE 17Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.4Goldenrod · ΔE 25.5Peru · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#076FEC
Analogous#EC1207, #E2EC07
Triadic#07EC84, #8407EC
Split complementary#07E1EC, #1107EC
Tetradic#07EC12, #076FEC, #EC07E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDE2C2
Lighter +30%#FCCB90
Lighter +20%#FAB45F
Lighter +10%#F99C2D
Darker −10%#BA6806
Darker −20%#894D04
Darker −30%#573103
Darker −40%#261501
More saturated +25%#F38500
Less saturated −25%#CE8125

Channel breakdown

R236
G132
B7
Red236 (92.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue7 (2.7%)
Hue32.75°
Saturation (HSL)94.24%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 84 · B 07

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