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Recognised as Colour

#EC8803

  • #EC8803
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#EC8803 is a orange with RGB values 236, 136, 3 and HSL 34°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#EC8803#EC8803
HEX#EC8803
RGBrgb(236, 136, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5333, 0.0118
RGB percentages92.5%, 53.3%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(34.2, 97.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.2, 98.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 42.4%, 98.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,501,315
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8803;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#1377FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A79300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAA05no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7074no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 7.6Orange · ΔE 13.6Chocolate · ΔE 19Goldenrod · ΔE 23.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.1Peru · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0367EC
Analogous#EC1403, #DBEC03
Triadic#03EC88, #8803EC
Split complementary#03DCEC, #1303EC
Tetradic#03EC14, #0367EC, #EC03DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEE2BD
Lighter +30%#FECC8A
Lighter +20%#FDB658
Lighter +10%#FCA026
Darker −10%#BA6B02
Darker −20%#874E02
Darker −30%#553101
Darker −40%#231400
More saturated +25%#EF8800
Less saturated −25%#CE8421

Channel breakdown

R236
G136
B3
Red236 (92.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue34.25°
Saturation (HSL)97.49%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 88 · B 03

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